Tag: medication
Microdosing Ozempic? Why some people are playing doctor with weight-loss drugs
Shauna Bookless never imagined she’d become her own pharmacist. But after gaining more than 20 pounds during undergraduate and graduate school and...
A promising schizophrenia drug showed mixed results. What does that mean for patients?
Some people who took a new schizophrenia drug for a year improved with only a few side effects, but many dropped out of...
Opinion: I'm a doctor in East L.A. and Beverly Hills. I want to treat obesity the same way in both places
As a diabetes specialist, I’ve treated thousands of patients, some in Beverly Hills and some in East Los Angeles. My Beverly Hills...
People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, U.S. health officials recommend
NEW YORK -- U.S. health officials on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia...
Hospitals' IV fluid shortage may impact surgeries for weeks
Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains shut...
Supreme Court rejects appeal from ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Martin Shkreli, who was once dubbed “Pharma Bro” afterjacking up the price...