Shared decision-making is ailing, but artificial intelligence may force it onto the doctor-patient agenda
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Shared decision-making between doctors and patients may be “the pinnacle of patient-centered care,” but three new medical journal…
Category: 5. Health
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Are you really allergic to penicillin? A pharmacist explains why there’s a good chance you’re not − and how you can find out for sure
Imagine this: You’re at your doctor’s office with a sore throat. The nurse asks, “Any allergies?” And without hesitation you reply, “Penicillin.” It’s something you’ve said for years – maybe since childhood, maybe because a…
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How FDA panelists casting doubt on antidepressant use during pregnancy could lead to devastating outcomes for mothers
At a meeting held by the Food and Drug Administration on July 21, 2025, a panel convened by the agency cast doubt on the safety of antidepressant medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, in pregnancy.
Panel…
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Reversing Alzheimer’s damage: Two cancer drugs demonstrate surprising power
Scientists at UC San Francisco and Gladstone Institutes have identified cancer drugs that promise to reverse the changes that occur in the brain during Alzheimer’s, potentially slowing or even reversing its symptoms.
The study first analyzed how…
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CVS Profits Eclipse $1 Billion As Aetna’s Costs Begin To Stabilize
CVS Health reported $1 billion in second quarter net income as the company begins to get a handle on the health benefit costs that have dogged its Aetna health insurance business as well as industry rivals, the company said Thursday, July 31,…
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How A 60-Year-Old Drug Developer Built A $4.4 Billion Biotech Treating ‘Butterfly Skin Disease’
Longtime drug developer Suma Krishnan was 51 when she cofounded Krystal Biotech. Now the company has one gene therapy on the market and more in the works.
By Amy Feldman, Forbes Staff
Longtime drug developer Suma Krishnan was in her late-40s…
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How AI And Mini-Organs Could Replace Testing Drugs On Animals
Congress and the FDA are pushing pharmaceutical companies to replace animals with technology for drug research. That’s a long way off, but startups and industry stalwarts are working to make it happen.
At Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas…
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Cigna Profits Hit $1.5 Billion Despite Higher Costs
The Cigna Group reported a second quarter profit of $1.5 billion as its Evernorth health service business performs well and despite rising costs in its employer health benefits business, the company said July 31, 2025. Pictured here is the Cigna…
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Fat melts away—but so does muscle: What Ozempic users need to know
Popular GLP-1 drugs help many people drop tremendous amounts of weight, but the drugs fail to provide a key improvement in heart and lung function essential for long-term good health, University of Virginia experts warn in a new paper.
The…
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Max-dose statins save lives—here’s why doctors are starting strong
There is broad consensus that the overall body of evidence shows lowering LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol provides both statistically significant and clinically meaningful benefits in treating and preventing cardiovascular disease….
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