Social Media Is Fueling Enthusiasm for New Weight Loss Drugs. Are Regulators Watching?

Suzette Zuena is her own best advertisement for weight loss. Zuena, the “founder/visionary” of LH Spa & Rejuvenation in Livingston and ...

People with Down Syndrome Are Living Longer, but the Health System Still Treats Many as Kids

MONTROSE, Mo. — It took Samantha Lesmeister’s family four months to find a medical professional who could see that she was struggling with s...

The Drug Company That Prospered Without Creating Any Drugs

The new drug looked so promising — except for that one warning sign. At the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting in 2008, Duke...

Feds Launch Criminal Investigation Into ‘AGGA’ Dental Device and Its Inventor

Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance, or “AGGA” dental device, following a...

As Montana’s Mental Health Crisis Care Crumbles, Politicians Promise Aid

When budget cuts led Western Montana Mental Health Center to start curtailing its services five years ago, rural communities primarily felt ...

Doctors’ Lesson for Drug Industry: Abortion Wars Are Dangerous to Ignore

Texas District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s decision April 7 to rescind the approval of the abortion pill mifepristone dealt a blow to mo...

No-Cost Preventive Services Are Now in Jeopardy. Here’s What You Need to Know.

When a federal judge in Texas declared unconstitutional a popular part of the Affordable Care Act that ensures no-cost preventive care for ...