Sara G. Miller

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Berkeley Lovelace Jr. |Sara G. Miller

A daily pill from Eli Lilly lowered blood sugar levels and induced weight loss in people with Type 2 diabetes, the company announced Thursday.  The experimental pill, called orforglipron, is a GLP-1 drug — the same class of medicine as the blockbuster diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro.  Orforglipron is taken orally, however, not as a weekly injection.

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Sara G. Miller

An individual in New Mexico tested positive for measles after death, the state's health department said Thursday. The official cause of death is still being investigated, the New Mexico Department of Health said, but the deceased individual was positive for the measles virus. The person, who was unvaccinated, didn't seek medical care before they died, the health department said. Measles is spreading rapidly in West Texas, with 159 cases as of Tuesday.

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Erika Edwards |Sara G. Miller |Jason Kane

SEMINOLE, Texas — When Aganetha Unger pulled up her large, white van to the emergency measles testing site, several of her eight children were coughing. “We had some sickness in the house, not very bad, but some fever, some cough,” said Unger, who is Mennonite. One child, she said, had a fever of 103 degrees. Her youngest getting tested was a 2-month-old, wrapped tightly in a pink blanket on her mom’s lap. When the EMS team swabbed her nose, she didn’t cry.

Dec 5, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Mustafa Fattah |Sara G. Miller

Dec. 5, 2024, 6:31 PM UTCAnthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is trying to put time limits on how long anesthesia can be used during surgeries and medical procedures in Connecticut, New York and Missouri. The health insurer quietly announced the new reimbursement policy last month. It triggered outrage from the American Society of Anesthesiologists, but otherwise went unnoticed. That changed Wednesday, following the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City.

Nov 22, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Berkeley Lovelace Jr. |Sara G. Miller

Nov. 22, 2024, 1:30 PM UTCThe cost of generic drugs for many people could go up if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his promise to impose sweeping tariffs on products from China and other foreign countries, policy experts say. During his campaign, Trump proposed blanket tariffs of 20% on all imports and tariffs of at least 60% on products coming from China.