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The Fourth Circuit's Gilead ruling explains why an overseas version of the same medicine may differ legally and practically from the U.S. prescription package—and what patients should check before accepting a substitution.
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Eli Lilly says black-market retatrutide is being sold before FDA approval. The reader test is whether a weight-loss offer is legal, prescribed and pharmacy-filled.
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A large claims-data study found birth-order associations across 150 conditions. Here is what parents and adults should take from it, and what they should not overread.
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Ebola deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo have passed 2,000 as CDC and European health officials track travel risk, affected provinces and the low current risk to the U.S. public.
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A new KFF Health News report highlights why Medicare patients should separate covered cataract surgery from optional laser and lens upgrades before signing.
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Candida auris is mainly a healthcare-facility risk. These five questions can help patients and families discuss screening, transfer history, devices, cleaning and discharge precautions.