Articles by

Kate Knibbs

DOGE’s Cuts at the USDA Could Cause US Grocery Prices to Rise and Invasive Species to Spread

Before he was abruptly fired last month, Derek Copeland worked as a trainer at the US Department...

A Lethal Mystery Illness Spread in Congo. USAID Cuts Have Slowed the Response

Consequences of the United States rapidly slashing foreign aid are reverberating across the world, including in the...

USAID Was Promised Emergency Waivers for Ebola and AIDS. They’re Not Working

At a Trump administration cabinet meeting on Wednesday, unelected South African centibillionaire Elon Musk joked about how...

The Crackdown on Compounded GLP-1 Meds Has Begun

Eli Lilly has sent cease-and-desist letters to hundreds of compounding pharmacies, telehealth companies, and medical spas making...

A Major GLP-1 Drug Shortage Is Over. Some Patients Aren’t Celebrating

Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration announced that tirzepatide is no longer in shortage. It...

Supplements Companies Are Cashing In on the Ozempic Wave

The supplement industry has a long, tangled history with the world of weight-loss products. Prior to the...

It’s Shockingly Easy to Buy Off-Brand Ozempic Online, Even If You Don’t Need It

The health care industry has never encountered anything quite like Ozempic before. First approved to treat Type...

The US Supreme Court Will Decide the Fate of Medication Abortion

The US Supreme Court decided Wednesday to hear a case challenging access to abortion pills in the...