Tag: medication

Drugstores tinker with new looks as their usual way of doing business faces challenges

America’s drugstores are testing smaller locations and more ways to offer care as price-sensitive shoppers look elsewhere.Customers may see Walgreens stores that are...

Veterans lobbied for psychedelic therapy, but it may not be enough to save MDMA drug application

NEW YORK -- It was a landmark moment for the psychedelic movement: The Department of Veteran Affairs’ top doctor stood on stage, praising...

European committee says Alzheimer's treatment Leqembi shouldn't get marketing approval

Shares of Biogen slid Friday after a European regulatory committee said the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi should not receive marketing approval.The European Medicines Agency...

Should Biden take a cognitive test? Here's what it would — and wouldn't — tell us

It seemed like a sensible suggestion for assessing the capabilities of an 81-year-old man seeking voters’ approval to remain in the White...

Mounjaro bests Ozempic for weight loss in first head-to-head comparison of real-world use

In the first head-to-head comparison of two blockbuster drugs used in real-world conditions, people who took Mounjaro lost significantly more weight than...

FDA approves a second Alzheimer's drug that can modestly slow disease

WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new option for patients in the...