Joseph Choi

Hurricane Helene is gone but its ripple effects continue all across the U.S., with tens of thousands of dialysis patients now at risk of losing access to life-saving care due to a shocked supply chain. Hospitals warned that when Baxter International’s North Carolina facility was shut down by Helene, the U.S. health system would acutely...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story The states where ballot measures could reverse abortion bans Voters in 10 states will decide next month if they will adopt proposed constitutional amendments on abortion. © AP There are 11 abortion-related ballot measures in 10 different...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) have introduced legislation that would require pharmaceutical companies who have entered settlement agreements over violating federal law to invest a portion of their profits into key agencies. Titled the "Medical Innovation Act," the bill would apply to large drugmakers who are found to have violated federal...

Federal regulators shook up the booming weight loss drug marketplace when they announced Mounjaro and Zepbound to be no longer in shortage after nearly two years. Pharmacies that sold unbranded copies of those drugs are mounting a coordinated effort to reverse this decision, as another fight over the wildly popular drugs Ozempic and Wegovy looms. ...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story The need for clean water after Helene With Hurricane Helene dissipated, the recovery process is underway. Experts are warning of the spread of waterborne pathogens as many residents stand to be without clean water for weeks. © AP...

After nearly two years, federal regulators announced the shortage of the active ingredient in Mounjaro and Zepbound has been resolved. Tirzepatide, the active ingredient in the diabetes and obesity medications Mounjaro and Zepbound, was declared in shortage in December 2022. The shortage has been attributed to increased demand as interest in GLP-1 medications has soared....

Presented by Prevent Cancer Foundation — Plus: Rating the US health care system globally {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story The loophole letting telehealth companies sell weight loss drugs Despite being patented products without any approved generics, sky-high demand for GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro has allowed telehealth companies to sell...

Presented by Prevent Cancer Foundation — Senate Republicans say they don’t want to get sucked into another messy fight over ObamaCare and are trying to wave away former President Trump from going after the law again.  {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Senate Republicans fear new ObamaCare war Senate Republicans say they...

Presented by Plan B One Step — For the first time, adults will be able to administer their own flu vaccines after the FDA approved a nasal spray to be administered without a health care provider being involved {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story FDA approves first self-administered flu vaccine Adults will...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story The stress factors for parents that sparked a federal warning U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory calling the stress facing parents an urgent public health issue. © AP Modern-day parents are dealing with both the traditional...