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Medicine
Insulin price is not capped at $35 per month for everyone
Medicine
Yes, studies have found some melatonin supplements contain mislabeled doses
To ensure you get the right dose, experts recommend looking for brands with a USP verified seal when shopping for dietary supplements, including melatonin.
Medicine
Drug companies are lowering insulin prices but it's not $35 for everyone
Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi recently announced plans to cut prices of some of their insulins — but a $35 cap on the medication doesn’t apply to all.
Medicine
No, drug manufacturer Eli Lilly is not making insulin free
An account impersonating Eli Lilly used the new subscription-based Twitter Blue checkmark to make a fake tweet about free insulin.
Health
Most flu shots do not contain mercury, thimerosal
Most flu shots administered in the U.S. do not contain thimerosal, an ethylmercury-based preservative, due to the development of single-dose vaccines.
Medicine
US buys Nplate radiation sickness drug
The U.S. government is spending $290 million to purchase a supply of a drug that can be used to treat the effects of radiation sickness.
Medicine
Nationwide shortage of ADHD drug Adderall is real
People with ADHD are having trouble filling Adderall prescriptions at some pharmacies because of a nationwide shortage in both brand-name and generic Adderall.
Crime
Yes, ‘rainbow’ fentanyl is circulating in the U.S.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued a warning about “rainbow” fentanyl, saying authorities have seized the drug in 21 states.
Health
Rectal cancer patients in remission after promising study, but that doesn’t mean there’s a ‘cure for cancer’
Some social media posts are celebrating a “cure” for a certain type of rectal cancer. Here’s what VERIFY found about the outcome of the small clinical drug trial.
Medicine
Yes, U.S. insulin prices are far higher than these other countries, like viral tweets claim
Viral tweets claim U.S. consumers pay multiple times more for insulin than other countries, including Japan, the U.K., Canada and France. That’s true.
SCOTUS
Yes, abortion pills are now illegal in some states
Abortion rights advocates say there are still ways to acquire abortion pills, but they aren’t without legal risk.
Crime
There’s no federal limit for the amount of guns and ammo you can buy, but there is for Sudafed
Federal law limits how much Sudafed cold medicine a person can buy. No similar law exists for guns or ammo.
Medicine
Yes, studies have found some melatonin supplements contain mislabeled doses
To ensure you get the right dose, experts recommend looking for brands with a USP verified seal when shopping for dietary supplements, including melatonin.
Medicine
Drug companies are lowering insulin prices but it's not $35 for everyone
Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi recently announced plans to cut prices of some of their insulins — but a $35 cap on the medication doesn’t apply to all.
Medicine
No, drug manufacturer Eli Lilly is not making insulin free
An account impersonating Eli Lilly used the new subscription-based Twitter Blue checkmark to make a fake tweet about free insulin.
Health
Most flu shots do not contain mercury, thimerosal
Most flu shots administered in the U.S. do not contain thimerosal, an ethylmercury-based preservative, due to the development of single-dose vaccines.
Medicine
US buys Nplate radiation sickness drug
The U.S. government is spending $290 million to purchase a supply of a drug that can be used to treat the effects of radiation sickness.
Medicine
Nationwide shortage of ADHD drug Adderall is real
People with ADHD are having trouble filling Adderall prescriptions at some pharmacies because of a nationwide shortage in both brand-name and generic Adderall.
Crime
Yes, ‘rainbow’ fentanyl is circulating in the U.S.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued a warning about “rainbow” fentanyl, saying authorities have seized the drug in 21 states.
Health
Rectal cancer patients in remission after promising study, but that doesn’t mean there’s a ‘cure for cancer’
Some social media posts are celebrating a “cure” for a certain type of rectal cancer. Here’s what VERIFY found about the outcome of the small clinical drug trial.
Medicine
Yes, U.S. insulin prices are far higher than these other countries, like viral tweets claim
Viral tweets claim U.S. consumers pay multiple times more for insulin than other countries, including Japan, the U.K., Canada and France. That’s true.
SCOTUS
Yes, abortion pills are now illegal in some states
Abortion rights advocates say there are still ways to acquire abortion pills, but they aren’t without legal risk.
Crime
There’s no federal limit for the amount of guns and ammo you can buy, but there is for Sudafed
Federal law limits how much Sudafed cold medicine a person can buy. No similar law exists for guns or ammo.
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