Ozempic shortage: Diabetes patients at risk as TikTok and telehealth prescriptions fuel drug demand

CNN  —  Telehealth and social media are playing a significant role in driving demand for Ozempic, a prescription drug that treats Type 2 diabetes, experts told CNN. The current drug…

Opioids: Chronic pain patients struggle to get prescriptions filled

KHN  —  Jessica Layman estimates she has called more than 150 doctors in the past few years in her search for someone to prescribe opioids for her chronic pain. “A…

Opioid prescribing guidelines: CDC updates with new recommendations on tapering or continuing prescriptions

CNN  —  For the first time since 2016, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidelines for clinicians and patients on the use of prescription opioids…