Public health and addiction experts fear millions could lose access to treatment and prevention services if the administration’s proposed cuts are enacted.
Category: Health
An L.A. Doctor’s House Burned. Now He Treats the Fires’ Effects in Neighbors.
A new clinic, opened by a pulmonologist who lost his home in the Palisades blaze, is addressing the health issues developing among people exposed to the fires.
With No Real Policy, Trump Asks Drugmakers to Lower U.S. Prices
The president has long complained that the United States pays more for medicines than other wealthy countries. But he offered no clear legal authority to mandate lower prices.
Group Dining on Ozempic? It’s Complicated.
Michael Foote was at dinner with three friends at Soothr, a Thai restaurant in the East Village of Manhattan, when he looked up and noticed he was the only one eating. “We had all ordered all this food, and we were all sharing everything,” he said …
The Chef Has a Love-Hate Relationship With Your Favorite Burger
Last year, the chef Jeremy Fox started developing a recipe for a cheeseburger at his Santa Monica restaurant Birdie G’s. It affected him in strange ways. “For the last more-than-a-decade, any mention of a burger was extremely triggering for me,” he …
Make Mom Some Belgian Waffles
Those deep divots are all the better for holding salted butter and maple syrup.
Trump Plan Would Tie Some Drug Prices to What Peer Nations Pay
The president announced an executive order aimed at lowering U.S. drug costs, revisiting an idea that was blocked in court during his first term.
Why Patients Are Being Forced to Switch to a 2nd-Choice Obesity Drug
CVS Caremark decided to stop offering Zepbound in favor of Wegovy for weight loss. It’s the latest example of limits imposed by insurance that disrupt treatments for patients.
What to Know About the Hepatitis A Outbreak in L.A. County
A highly contagious liver infection is surging among groups who are not typically at risk. At least seven people have died.
Local Officials Brace for Loss of Disaster Preparedness Funding
The C.D.C. delivered $750 million annually to state and local health departments for emergency work. The program was eliminated in the Trump administration’s budget blueprint.