There are now more Americans who are 65 and older than any other time in our history. There are 40.3 million people who are officially senior citizens. If you are or care about a senior citizen, know how to recognize some of the latest schemes targeting older people. Mom, dad, elderly neighbor - the Full story
An update to a story TV6 has been following since 2011. Sterling doctor Dr. Richard Ng has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 89 counts of tax fraud and illegally prescribing prescription medication. His wife, Lee Lee "Audrey" Foong, is also facing several charges. Court documents say Dr. Ng's Full story
The Obama administration on Monday filed a last-minute appeal to delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription. Full story
With or without insurance, paying for prescription pills can be very costly. Some patients can't even afford their prescriptions. The 22News I-Team did a little shopping around. In some cases we found more than $100 in savings for the same drug. ( Do you and your husband generally spend a good amo Full story
Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. has extended its agreement to fill prescriptions for CVS Caremark Corp., which runs one of the nation's largest pharmacy benefit management businesses. Full story
Political leaders in Kentucky are calling on retailer Urban Outfitters to stop selling flasks, shot glasses and pint glasses that look like prescription pill bottles. Full story
A hospital in the Netherlands is using a robot to fill medical prescriptions.
Patients in the U.S. spend more on prescription drugs than any other country in the world, with an estimated $45 billion spent out-of-pocket by Americans last year. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports and Dr. Gail Saltz and CNBC’s Bertha Coombs discuss the cost of our prescription drug dependency.
Most of us think prescription drugs are safer than illicit drugs, but that’s only true when they are taken exactly as prescribed, and for the right purpose. NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman explains the effect prescription meds like sleeping pills and painkillers have on the brain.
While modern medicines do help us manage pain and live with chronic illnesses, Americans are taking more prescription medication than ever before, leading medical ethicists to ask whether we are taking too many pills for our own good. NBC’s Tom Costello reports.
A federal appeals court ruled the emergency contraception known as Plan B will now have to be made available over the counter to women of any age, even teenagers, overturning a controversial 2011 decision made by Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius barring anyone under the age of 17 from buying Plan
Ethan Remmel, left, in an undated family photo. Remmel died in 2011 after using a lethal prescription through Washington’s Death with Dignity Act.
FILE - APRIL 5: According to reports April 5, 2013, U.S. District Judge Edward Korman ruled that the U.S. government must make the Plan B, or "morning after", contraceptive pill available over the counter to all ages. BOSTON - FEBRUARY 27: The Plan B pill, also known as the "morning after" pill,
