Novo Nordisk's Oral Weight-Loss Pill Gains US Approval
📋 Key Facts ✓ Novo Nordisk, a Danish company, has US approval for its weight-loss drug as a daily oral pill. ✓ This is the first oral o...
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📋 Key Facts ✓ Novo Nordisk, a Danish company, has US approval for its weight-loss drug as a daily oral pill. ✓ This is the first oral o...
After evaluating scans of almost 5,800 children with and without attention deficit disorder, US researchers discovered that commonly prescribed ADHD medications don't primarily activate the brain's at...
Trump says the U.S. military conducted a strike on a Venezuelan dock he claims was used by drug smugglers, protests over economy flood Iran, flu cases in the U.S are on the rise, CDC data shows....
The once-daily Wegovy pill became the first oral GLP-1 approved for weight loss in the U.S., offering an alternative to injectable treatments that have driven soaring demand....
📋 Key Facts ✓ FDA approved once-daily oral Wegovy containing semaglutide for weight management. ✓ Starting dose of 1.5 mg costs $149 pe...
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The US has dropped federal guidance recommending several vaccines for all children, effective immediately. The move is one of several vaccine changes made by the Trump administration under Health Secr...
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Robert F Kennedy Jr accuses past administrations of ‘lying’ to the public ‘to protect corporate profit-taking’...
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Flu activity could continue to increase in the U.S. over the next few weeks, according to a top flu epidemiologist at the CDC....
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Julius Bruch, a former McKinsey consultant, explains why he left to build an AI healthtech startup —and how consulting prepared him for the leap. Julius Bruch After about 7 years at McKinsey, Ju...
At last year's CES, Eli Health announced the Hormometer - an at-home hormone test for cortisol that utilized saliva and a smartphone. For this year's show, the company is back and expanding into testo...