November 14, 2024
(NPR) – Street drug deaths in the U.S. are dropping at the fastest rate ever seen, according to a new report issued on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Preliminary data shows roughly 97,000 fatal overdoses over … Read More
November 12, 2024
(Washington Post via MSN) – Women are seeking out abortion medication in higher-than-usual numbers ahead of a Donald Trump presidency that they fear could severely curtail access to reproductive care. Aid Access, one of the largest suppliers of abortion pills, … Read More
November 12, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – DNA-testing company 23andMe said on Monday that it was firing roughly 40% of its workforce, more than 200 people, as Chief Executive Anne Wojcicki seeks to stabilize her money-losing business. As part of the restructuring, the … Read More
November 8, 2024
(Medscape) – First, there were “Ozempic babies.” Now, there is also Ozempic-before-baby. Unplanned pregnancies are still regularly being reported among people using glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) drugs, and now fertility specialists are increasingly incorporating the medicines into … Read More
November 8, 2024
(Medical Xpress) – A new World Health Organization (WHO) study published in eBioMedicine names 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities as top priorities for new vaccine development. The WHO study is the first global effort to systematically prioritize … Read More
November 8, 2024
(BBC) – Susan McGowan, 58, took two low-dose injections of tirzepatide, known under the brand name Mounjaro, over the course of about two weeks before her death on 4 September. Her death certificate, seen by the BBC, lists multiple organ … Read More
November 8, 2024
(Quartz) – Numerous studies suggest that Ozempic and other GLP-1 medications may help with a range of conditions such as kidney failure, sleep apnea, Alzheimer’s, and more It seems like every day a new study emerges linking Ozempic and similar … Read More
November 7, 2024
(New York Times) – The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed removing a common ingredient in over-the-counter cold medicines that was found to have no effect on nasal congestion, despite its widespread use for decades. The proposal stems from … Read More
November 7, 2024
(Reuters) – Novo Nordisk chief financial officer Karsten Munk Knudsen said on Wednesday the company was aware of reports of 10 deaths and 100 hospitalisations of people who had taken compounded copies of its weight-loss and diabetes drugs. U.S. regulations … Read More
November 5, 2024
(Undark) – Experiencing a severe side effect is rare, but officially documenting such cases is vital to designing better vaccines. I wrote about the experience in 2021 in The Boston Globe, after the FDA attached a warning to the J&J shot, citing an … Read More
November 4, 2024
(Gizmodo) – Federal prosecutors have charged 38-year-old Rebecca Fadanelli with having allegedly imported and used counterfeit Botox and fillers on her clients for at least three years. A Massachusetts spa owner is in hot water for allegedly injecting her customers … Read More
November 4, 2024
(Quartz) – Novo Nordisk, the maker of blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, has entered an agreement with Denmark-based Ascendis Pharma to leverage the latter’s advanced drug delivery technology. The partnership aims to speed up the development of … Read More
November 4, 2024
(Axios) – When global drug supply chain issues crop up, they are 40% less likely to result in a meaningful drug shortage in Canada compared with the U.S., according to findings in JAMA Network. Why it matters: Shortages are occurring … Read More
October 31, 2024
(Science) – As monoclonal antibodies roll out, uncertainty about their risks and benefits is dividing physicians “I’ve been worrying about these therapies for a long time,” says Alberto Espay, a neurologist at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where, to … Read More
October 31, 2024
(NPR) – Drug overdoses are already a leading cause of death for pregnant women in the U.S. Research shows as many as 1 in 20 women use addictive substances at some point during their pregnancies. A study by the National … Read More
October 30, 2024
(New York Times) – A large trial showed that semaglutide, sold as Ozempic for diabetes and as Wegovy for obesity, was better than any current medications in alleviating symptoms. The blockbuster drug semaglutide, sold as Ozempic for diabetes and as … Read More
October 29, 2024
(Medscape) – The potential of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists continues to grow more promising as new studies identify benefits beyond glucose control and weight loss. With hundreds of studies underway or recently completed on ClinicalTrials.gov, the signals are … Read More
October 29, 2024
(MIT Technology Review) – People are spending thousands of dollars on unproven exosome therapies for hair loss, skin aging, and acne, as well as more serious conditions like long covid and Alzheimer’s. “They’re magic!” claims one YouTube review. One US … Read More
October 29, 2024
(Axios) – The apps could boost the drugs’ clinical value and provide a more personalized approach to managing chronic conditions such as depression, obesity and musculoskeletal problems. But the combinations are blurring the line between digital health and medicines and … Read More
October 28, 2024
(Runner’s World) – According to a new study, your sex may determine how well you respond to pain relief medication The study, which was recently published in PNAS Nexus, suggests that women, compared to men, are more susceptible to chronic … Read More
October 25, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Companies are figuring out how to cater to consumers using drugs such as Ozempic A new class of weight-loss drugs is changing the food industry, but not in the way many expected at first. They could … Read More
October 24, 2024
(Associated Press) – U.S. health officials on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses. The recommendation was made by a scientific advisory panel and then accepted by … Read More
October 23, 2024
(The Walrus) – Alternative medicine has become a scrutiny-free wonderland for anything and everything The wellness industry is currently valued at a breathtaking $5.6 trillion (US) worldwide, which includes earnings from bona fide resources for healthier living (e.g., sports and … Read More
October 23, 2024
(The Guardian) – ‘Surprising’ finding by Australian-led study is first recorded instance of an antibiotic causing resistance to one in a different class The rise of an almost untreatable superbug has been linked to a common antibiotic, an Australian-led study … Read More
October 23, 2024
(New York Times) – The leader of the long-running study said that the drugs did not improve mental health in children with gender distress and that the finding might be weaponized by opponents of the care. In the nine years … Read More
