Virginia leaders reach deal to establish regulated cannabis retail market

Virginia leaders announced a deal Tuesday to create a legal retail cannabis market, a shift after the governor rejected similar legislation last month.

CVS Caremark to cover Zepbound again after lawsuit, widespread backlash

CVS Caremark is adding Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s obesity drug, back to its commercial insurance plan formularies, more than a year after it stopped covering it in favor of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy.

Vanessa Trump reveals breast cancer diagnosis

Vanessa Trump revealed Wednesday that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has started a treatment plan.

Spanberger vetoes cannabis retail market and prescription drug pricing bills

Spanberger vetoed a wide slate of legislation Tuesday including bills that would have created a regulated cannabis retail market in the state and established a prescription drug affordability board.

California’s $1.3B Medicaid funding put on hold amid fraud suspicions

The Trump administration is widening its initiative to eliminate fraud in the federal health program, which includes a $1.3 billion deferral of Medicaid funding to California.

Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger signs bills to lower health care costs

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed health care cost-cutting bills into law Wednesday in Fairfax County, aiming to make prescription drugs and medical care more affordable across Virginia.

Virginia surgeon helps Texas deputy sheriff recover from career-ending injury

Texas sheriff’s deputy Tim Putney is in Washington with his wife Chelsea for National Police Week, sharing his recovery story after a serious on-the-job injury nearly ended his career.

Amazon stocking Ozempic pills at kiosks, offering same-day delivery

Amazon is making Ozempic pills more accessible and stocking its U.S. kiosks with the medication and offering same-day delivery.

White House says Trump's drugmaker deals could save economy $529B over next decade

President Trump’s “most favored nation” drugmaker deals could save the economy $529 billion over the next decade, a new White House analysis estimates.

Supreme Court restores abortion pill access

The Supreme Court has restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone.

Trump says GLP-1 weight-loss drugs coming at $50 for Medicare patients

President Trump announced the popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs would soon be more accessible to millions of Americans at a cost of only $50 per month.

AI shaping our health care decisions, even whether we go to the doctor

For nearly half of Americans, artificial intelligence plays some sort of role in their health care decisions, a new Gallup poll found.