The Wegovy Pill Costs $149 Today and $199 Tomorrow
Novo Nordisk launched the Wegovy pill at $149 in January and raises it to $199 on April 15 — while the science keeps getting better and the safety questions keep getting louder.
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1,714 Measles Cases in 2026 Is Not an Outbreak, It Is a Governance Failure
The US has recorded 1,714 measles cases in 2026 — 65% of last year's record — while HHS under RFK Jr. defunds vaccination infrastructure.
Airgas Cuts Helium Supply 50 Percent as Hospital MRI Rationing Spreads Nationwide
Airgas declared force majeure and halved helium deliveries; prices have doubled in two weeks and hospitals are deferring diagnostic scans.
Semaglutide Linked to 42 Percent Lower Risk of Worsening Mental Illness in Landmark Swedish Study
A Lancet Psychiatry study of over 160,000 patients found semaglutide users had sharply lower rates of depression, anxiety, and self-harm.
Medicare Will Cover Weight-Loss Drugs at $50 a Month Starting July — If Enough Plans Opt In
CMS launches a bridge program offering GLP-1 weight-loss coverage at $50/month for Medicare beneficiaries starting July, with applications due April 20.
A Man Told the Washington Post He Eats 'Boy Kibble' and the Media Fell for the Oldest Bodybuilding Meal in History
Gen Z rebranded ground beef and rice as 'boy kibble,' media ran nutritional analyses of a meme, and the internet watched the literacy gap widen in real time.
Patrick Campbell-Lyons, Who Founded the Original Nirvana Two Decades Before Kurt Cobain, Dies at 82
The Irish musician who co-founded a band called Nirvana in 1967 and released one of rock's first concept albums spent the rest of his life in the shadow of a name someone else made famous.
The FDA Cleared GLP-1 Drugs of Suicide Risk and Asked Manufacturers to Remove the Warning
The FDA found no causal link between GLP-1 drugs and suicidal ideation and requested manufacturers remove the warning from labels.
The Longest Government Shutdown in American History Hits Day 66 and Nobody Is Talking About It
The partial DHS shutdown is now the longest funding lapse in U.S. history at 66 days, eclipsed by louder crises.