Bertha Coombs
Senior Healthcare Reporter at CNBC
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cnbc.com | Annika Kim Constantino |Ashley Capoot |Bertha Coombs
In a photo illustration, prescription drugs are seen next to a pill bottle on July 23, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. The Trump administration is already gearing up for another round of Medicare drug price negotiations, but it will look a little different this time around.
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1 week ago |
cnbc.com | Bertha Coombs
watch nowThe Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first-ever at-home test for cervical cancer screening, developed by San Francisco-based startup Teal Health. The company began developing the prototype for its Teal Wand just over five years ago. The concept was to make cervical cancer screening more accessible via telehealth and a test that could be self-administered at home, rather than at a doctor's office.
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1 week ago |
cnbc.com | Bertha Coombs
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2 weeks ago |
cnbc.com | Bertha Coombs
The growing demand for diabetes and weight loss drugs like Mounjaro, Ozempic and Wegovy has helped fuel higher health costs for large employers. For many, the big question is whether the pricy medications known as GLP-1s will pay off by improving worker health and lowering overall health costs over time. Analysts at Aon say it's already happening. "We've never seen anything like this, really," said Greg Case, CEO of Aon , an employer benefits services firm.
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2 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Bertha Coombs
1 hour agoWhat doctors want you to know about weight and weight lossWeight is an eternally-pressing topic, but conversations around GLP-1s and other weight loss drugs have brought it to the forefront even more. Body mass index (BMI) is the tool doctors use to calculate whether someone is underweight, at a healthy weight, overweight or obese. But because BMI …1 hour agoWhy are people snacking less?
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