Health
Blockbuster weight loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are being tested to treat addiction and dementia
Weight loss drugs are being assessed for their ability to treat conditions like dementia and addiction after a landmark study showed that Wegovy helped reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Scientists have begun investigating whether so-called miracle obesity drugs could be used to treat conditions […]
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Covid hospitalizations spike with new variant as school returns, U.S. readies vaccines
Medical staff treat a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in their isolation room on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, U.S., January 4, 2022. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Covid hospitalizations are increasing substantially across much of the U.S. for the first time this year, just as students are returning […]
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Moderna says updated Covid vaccine was effective against highly mutated BA.2.86 variant in trial
Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Moderna‘s new Covid vaccine produced a strong immune response against BA.2.86, a highly mutated omicron variant that health officials are watching closely, according to clinical trial data the biotech company released Wednesday. The updated shot produced an 8.7-fold increase in protective antibodies against BA.2.86, which has been detected […]
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Mitch McConnell brain scans found no stroke, seizures after second freeze, doctor says
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) leaves his Washington house to return to work at the U.S. Senate, less than a week after he froze for more than 30 seconds while speaking to reporters at an event in his home state of Kentucky, in Washington, September 5, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Brain scans […]
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Can you use expired Covid tests? What to know as cases rise, new variants emerge
In this photo illustration, Abbott’s at-home covid-19 rapid test kits are seen on display in Orlando. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images As Covid cases surge again in the U.S., Americans are digging out unused at-home tests that they stashed earlier on in the pandemic. Many of those tests may have passed their expiration […]
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‘Robot pills’ could one day help patients avoid needles. The stocks are cheap, but risky
Ask most patients if they prefer to receive medicine by swallowing a pill, by injection or infusion, and most will likely opt for the pill. But that’s not always possible for drugs that use delicate molecules that can’t tolerate the physical and chemical conditions in the gastrointestinal tract. That’s where a number of early-stage drug […]
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Judge withdraws from Medicare drug price case after stock ownership is revealed
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, right, shakes hands with Judge Thomas Rose of the U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio after taking his oath of office, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Cedarville, Ohio. John Minchillo | AP A federal judge on Friday withdrew from a case that could block Medicare from negotiating over drug prices, […]
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FTC allows Amgen to move forward with $27.8 billion Horizon Therapeutics acquisition
The Amgen logo is displayed outside Amgen headquarters on May 17, 2023 in Thousand Oaks, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission on Friday said it has reached a deal with drug giant Amgen to allow the company’s $27.8 billion purchase of Horizon Therapeutics to move forward. The FTC filed a lawsuit […]
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Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer steps down after more than 2 years in the role
Rosalind “Roz” Brewer Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty Images Walgreens Boots Alliance said Friday that Roz Brewer had stepped down as the company’s chief executive. She also left the company’s board, effective Thursday. The decision was mutual, according to a news release. Brewer and Walgreens were in a rough patch leading up to Friday’s […]
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McConnell suffering ‘occasional lightheadedness’ but is clear to keep working, his doctor says
Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up for more than 30 seconds during a public appearance before he was escorted away, the second such incident in a little more than a month, after an event with the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce in Covington, Kentucky, August 30, 2023 in a still image […]
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