Author: Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY

The first drug prices targeted include Eliquis, Jardiance, Xarelto, Januvia, Farxiga, Entresto, Enbrel, Imbruvica, Stelara and versions of Fiasp.

For the first time, the federal government is allowed to negotiate drug prices for older Americans. Medicare will name the first 10 drugs by Friday.

Patients getting gender-affirming operations nearly tripled in recent years. States are limiting these surgeries for minors, though few have them.

Dengue, spread through mosquito bites, has been found in Florida’s Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

Amazon Pharmacy will apply manufacturer coupons to more than 14 commonly-used insulin products to ease consumer purchases.

People who took acid reflux drugs for more than 4 years faced a 33% greater likelihood of developing dementia

A KFF health tracking poll found 45% of people are interested in taking a safe and effective weight loss medication

The lawsuit demanded the family be paid for the company’s use of Henrietta Lacks’ cells, which were taken without consent in the 1950s and used in research.

The study of 1.4 million Danish adults found those with depression in early- and middle age were twice as likely to get dementia later in life.

The data published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found the drug donanemab slowed decline by 35% compared to placebo.