Health

Key Takeaways: 5-Year Pilot Program: Starting as early as 2026, Medicaid and Medicare may opt to cover GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, expanding access beyond diabetes-related conditions. Big Costs, Big Market: The drugs run up to $7,000 per year, with analysts...

Key Takeaways: Direct Access: FDA Commissioner Marty Makary is leading nationwide CEO Forums to hear directly from biotech and pharma leaders on modernizing the regulatory framework. Innovation Focus: The initiative aims to cut red tape, accelerate life-saving therapies, and improve patient access without...

Key Takeaways: Shocking Failures: HHS probe found 28 patients may not have been legally dead when organ procurement began. Leadership in Action: Secretary RFK Jr. mandates strict reforms and threatens decertification for noncompliance. Bigger Picture: After decades of bureaucratic neglect, HHS vows transparency, safety, and...

Key Takeaways: FDA Greenlights Naturals: New approvals include gardenia-based blue dye, signaling an industry shift toward transparency and consumer choice. 90% Market Commitment: Ice cream makers pledge to remove seven artificial dyes by 2028, opting for natural alternatives like fruit-based colors. Trump-Era Push: Move...

Why it matters:The ongoing legal battle over the right of pro-life clinics to discuss Abortion Pill Reversal highlights critical issues surrounding free speech, individual liberty, and the role of government in healthcare. The outcome could set a precedent affecting...

Key Takeaways: Big Switch: Costco food courts are dropping Pepsi for Coca-Cola after 10 years. Trump Factor: Speculation grows after Trump claims Coke may return to cane sugar. Global Rollout: By fall, all 908 Costco locations worldwide will feature Coca-Cola products. Costco is making a...

Trump’s Big Move: Orders RFK Jr. and HHS to take over school special needs and nutrition programs from the DOE. Reason? Bureaucracy: Trump slams DOE for failing kids, promising “better, faster care.” Major Shake-Up: Millions of students could be impacted by this education policy...

NIH will cap how much publishers can charge to make taxpayer-funded research publicly accessible The move aims to boost transparency and stop double-dipping by major publishing companies New policy takes effect in 2026 as part of NIH’s effort to rebuild public...