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A drug company will stop selling lucrative medicine to keep a promise to ALS patients A drug company will voluntarily stop selling a medicine that was bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars, keeping a promise the business made years earlier to people with the fatal condition ALS. Jon Hamilton
Decades-old law limits access to Wegovy for Medicaid beneficiaries New medications like Wegovy are changing the way people lose weight and manage obesity, but many Medicaid beneficiaries can't get them. Sydney Lupkin
Mammograms should start at age 40, hormone therapy for menopause is safe, studies find Mammograms should start at age 40, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce. And a new study finds hormone therapy for menopause symptoms is safe. Allison Aubrey
Hormones for menopause are safe, study finds. Here's what changed Women under 60 can benefit from hormone therapy to treat hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. That's according to a new study, and is a departure from what women were told in the past. Allison Aubrey
Arizona lawmakers vote by a narrow margin to repeal Civil War-era abortion ban Gov. Katie Hobbs plans to sign the repeal of the law that bans nearly all abortions — keeping the state's 15-weeks-of-pregnancy ban in place. But it's unclear when the repeal takes effect Wayne Schutsky
A startup hopes to use a 1970s discovery to bring a male contraceptive to market A research lab in Flagstaff, Ariz., is trying to leverage a 1970s discovery into a safe and desirable alternative for men who want to prevent pregnancy. Melissa Sevigny
A woman with failing kidneys receives genetically modified pig organs Surgeons transplanted a kidney and thymus gland from a gene-edited pig into a 54-year-old woman in an attempt to extend her life. It's the latest experimental use of animal organs in humans. Rob Stein
Oncologists' meetings with drug reps don't help cancer patients live longer Drug company reps commonly visit doctors to talk about new medications. A team of economists wanted to know if that helps patients live longer. They found that for cancer patients, the answer is no. Sydney Lupkin
Pharma reps have visited doctors for decades. What impact does it have on patients? A economic research study shows that oncologists' prescribing habits change after they've been visited by pharmaceutical sales reps — and it also shows the changes do not extend patients' lives. Sydney Lupkin
