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  • President TrumpHealth

    ‘Do you take any of this stuff, Howard?’ Trump roasts his cabinet about their weight while announcing blockbuster Medicare Ozempic deal

    By The Associated Press, Tom Murphy, and others
  • US President Donald Trump near a sign on lowering drug prices in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US.Law

    Pfizer strikes $70B deal with Trump to cut Medicaid drug prices, expand American manufacturing under tariff threat

    By Tom Murphy, Michelle S. Price, and others
  • Pharmacy manager Aylen Amestoy administers a patient with a COVID-19 vaccine at a CVS Pharmacy in Miami, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Health

    RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers declined to recommend COVID-19 shots, but here’s how you can still get them and not pay

    By Tom Murphy and The Associated Press
  • US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Lee Jae Myung, South Korea’s president, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Trump blasted South Korea for political instability, foreshadowing a potentially rocky visit by the country’s president to the White House to discuss its framework trade and investment agreement with the US. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    Trump’s plan for hefty tax on imported drugs risks higher prices and shortages

    By Paul Wiseman, Tom Murphy, and others
  • Doctor's officeHealth

    Your health insurance bill could jump 75% in 2026 if Congress fails to act, experts say: ‘something we haven’t seen in a very long time’

    By Tom Murphy and The Associated Press
  • Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and Education Secretary Linda McMahon attend a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Health

    Who can get a COVID-19 shot this year? Here’s what to know

    By Lauran Neergaard, Tom Murphy, and others
  • Close up of a man's faceHealth

    50-year-old security guard lost 70 pounds on Wegovy—then gained two pants sizes when he lost insurance coverage

    By Tom Murphy and The Associated Press
  • Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is escorted by police, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)Health

    7 in 10 Americans say healthcare denials and insurance company profits carry some blame in CEO’s death

    By Linley Sanders, Tom Murphy, and others
  • Medicare Advantage PPO cardPersonal Finance

    Medicare Advantage shopping tips: Avoid this enrollment mistake

    By Tom Murphy and The Associated Press
  • Woman stocks pill bottles on shelvesHealth

    ‘You’re the smoking cessation counselor, you’re the suicide prevention counselor’—waves of pharmacy closures nationwide take a toll

    By The Associated Press, Tom Murphy, and others
  • AmbulanceHealth

    Health system operating across 19 states diverts ambulances, blocks access to medical tests after cyberattack

    By John Hanna, Tom Murphy, and others
  • Martin O'MalleyPolitics

    America’s booming economy pushes back Medicare, Social Security ‘go-broke dates’ to the mid-2030s

    By Fatima Hussein, Tom Murphy, and others
  • Eli Lilly and Company, Pharmaceutical company headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Cristina Arias/Cover/Getty Images)Health

    FDA will take a deeper look into the safety and effectiveness of Lilly experimental Alzheimer’s drug

    By Tom Murphy, Matthew Perrone, and others
  • Rite AidRetail

    Rite Aid’s years of red ink and opioid losses prompt pharmacy giant to file for bankruptcy

    By Tom Murphy, Elaine Kurtenbach, and others
  • FILE – A prescription is filled, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, in Morganton, N.C. A dose of patience may come in handy at the pharmacy counter this fall, as drug and staffing shortages haven’t gone away. Stores are starting their busiest time of year as customers look for help with colds and the flu. And this fall, pharmacists are dealing with a new vaccine and the start of insurance coverage for COVID-19 shots. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)Health

    ‘These pharmacists always look stressed’: Drugstores struggle with thin staffing and recruiting challenges as busiest season begins

    By Tom Murphy and The Associated Press