Tina Reed

Weight-loss surgery is more cost-effective than taking blockbuster GLP-1 drugs, delivering two more healthy years of life and saving patients about $9,000 a year, according to a new analysis.

⚡️ CVS Health ousted CEO Karen Lynch as the pharmacy and health care conglomerate struggled with sluggish growth and rising medical costs and its shares tumbled. (NYT)

The push for more transparency in the health system is increasingly taking aim at "ghost networks" — the inaccurate health provider directories that critics say are keeping Americans from getting mental health care.

Novo Nordisk is pushing the FDA to block compounders from making copies of its Ozempic and Wegovy, saying the weight-loss treatments are too complex to safely replicate.

With just an image of your face and the help of artificial intelligence, a new iPhone app can tell you your heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation and even whether you are getting enough sleep.

Federal regulators are confronting a new twist in drug development: manufacturers that include software with the medicine to prod patients to take pills as directed, manage side effects or track how well a treatment works.

Employers are increasingly casting a more critical eye on their PBMs, according to a new survey.

A case of H5N1 bird flu was found for the first time in a pig in Oregon, Department of Agriculture officials said on Wednesday , raising new concerns about the potential transmission risk to people.

Even AI developers can struggle to explain why a model makes a particular prediction or recommendation.

The study indicates there are more moves the U.S. could be making.