A federal judge overseeing New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex on Wednesday found the city in contempt for failing to stem violence and excessive force at the facility, and said she was leaning toward taking control of the city’s jails. The judge, Laura Taylor Swain, said in a 65-page opinion that the city and its Department of Correction had violated the constitutional rights of prisoners and staff members alike by exposing them to danger, and had intentionally ignored her orders.

A new weight loss drug developed by Amgen may provide better results with fewer injections than current treatments such as Ozempic and Wegovy, according to the results of a recent trial. Trial participants who were obese or overweight lost an average of 20 percent of their body weight in 12 months without their weight loss plateauing, indicating that more weight could be lost if they stayed on the treatment, MariTide, for longer.

Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning. The costly proposal from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services immediately sets the stage for a showdown between the powerful pharmaceutical industry and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an outspoken opponent of the weight-loss drugs who, as President-...

Millions of Americans with obesity could soon gain access to popular weight-loss drugs including Wegovy and Ozempic through Medicare and Medicaid under a new proposal from the Biden administration. Announced Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the rule aims to make these costly medications available to a broader population, sparking a contentious debate about its potential affect. The drugs, heralded by some as miracle treatments, help...

The Biden administration is expanding coverage of anti-obesity drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy for people with Medicare and Medicaid through a new proposal from the Department of Health and Human Services, a White House official says.  Medicare currently only covers these drugs for people who are diagnosed with diabetes or cardiovascular disease with obesity, or for people who are overweight, according to the official, who added that while some state Medicaid programs cover...

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