Major health fund cuts discounts for Ozempic amid rising demand

Major health fund cuts discounts for Ozempic amid rising demand

To sum up:WA’s largest private health insurer, HBF, will cut rebates for some drugs and halve rebates for others, including Ozempic, from August. The insurer says claims for weight-loss pharmaceuticals …

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Ultra-processed foods (UPF) are harming our health, here’s what we should be eating

Ultra-processed foods (UPF) are harming our health, here's what we should be eating

What alternatives are there to ultra-processed foods? Preparing meals and snacks from scratch with unprocessed or minimally processed ingredients is ideal, but for most of us that’s just not possible …

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FTC challenges ‘junk’ drug patents. Here’s what they are and why they matter

FTC challenges 'junk' drug patents.  Here's what they are and why they matter

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced last week that, for the second time, dispute hundreds of rubbish patents listed in the Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) Orange Book, a …

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