Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will undergo rotator cuff surgery on Tuesday, with plans to return to the office soon after, according to a department spokesperson. "Secretary Kennedy will undergo rotator cuff surgery this Tuesday and plans to return to the office the following Monday," an HHS spokesman told The...
Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), claimed in an interview published Monday that millions of people could potentially be falsely enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans. In January, early ACA enrollment figures indicated a drop following four consecutive years of record growth, going from 23.6 million enrollees to...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday granted expanded approval to Wellcovorin for the ultra-rare disease cerebral folate deficiency (CFD) in both children and adults, the same prescription drug that the Trump administration touted from the Oval Office as a potential treatment for symptoms of autism last year. Senior administration officials announced that Wellcovori...
Telehealth company and Hims & Hers on Monday announced a "strategic shift" in its business model, partnering with pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk to sell its blockbuster GLP-1 medication and stop selling the "copycat" compounded versions it has long advertised. In a press release, Hims & Hers said it will "no longer advertise compounded GLP-1 offerings...