Medication

Here’s what it takes for insurance to cover weight loss pills

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Here's what it takes for insurance to cover weight loss pills

The makers of Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are racing to prove that these hugely popular drugs offer health benefits beyond weight loss and diabetes. They say doing so would make it easier for patients to get insurance to cover expensive drugs. Clinical trials are underway to see if the drug can reduce the risk of … Read more

‘Tranq’ animals are dipped into Ohio and Kentucky’s fentanyl supply

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Xylazine is often mixed with fentanyl and it can cause severe skin ulcers and wound necrosis if injected repeatedly.

A Northern Kentucky doctor examined a patient who was hospitalized for weeks when caregivers removed all of the skin on her forearm to save them from amputation. Dr. Mike Kalfas said the woman had taken the opioid fentanyl contaminated with an animal tranquilizer that causes tissue death, a condition that is becoming increasingly common in … Read more