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With weight loss injectables like Ozempic and Mounjaro taking the world by storm, the diet industry is seemingly being left in the dust.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists found more than 600 distinct viruses after swabbing toothbrushes and shower heads — but apparently, they're the good kind.
Viruses

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists at the University of Oxford have started developing the world's first ovarian cancer vaccine. It could be a game changer for women.
Cancer

By Victor Tangermann

The scientists edited to the bacteria to prove which enzyme it used to degrade PET plastics into bioavailable carbon.
Bacteria

By Frank Landymore

While seeking re-election, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro is making a huge campaign promise: free Ozempic for all.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

People who take Novo Nordisk's semaglutide-based injectables Ozempic and Wegovy seem to be way less likely to die from overdosing on opioids.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

Thousands of doctors are sending AI-generated messages to patients, despite the possibility of the AI introducing dangerous errors.
Medical

By Victor Tangermann

A woman with type 1 diabetes received her own stem cells and started producing her own insulin — a first time ever successful experiment.
RX and Medicine

By Sharon Adarlo

Despite a significant proportion of cancer cases being attributed to alcohol, most people still don't realize its cancer risks.
Cancer

By Frank Landymore

Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer behind Ozempic and Wegovy, has another weight loss medication in the works with some unsettling side effects.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

As GLP-1 weight loss drugs fly off shelves, Kourtney Kardashian Barker is getting in on the hustle — well, sort of. 
Treatments

By Noor Al-Sibai

Roughly three-quarters of people who took both an injectable and pill version of a new GLP-1 weight loss drug in trials experienced vomiting.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

With so many kids already taking Ozempic, a new finding from the company behind the drug may expand its pediatric market. 
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a sweeping new lawsuit, over 900 people are claiming that Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs caused them long-term gastrointestinal damage.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Louisiana abortion law could cause doctors to take misopristol, used to treat life-threatening postpartum hemorrhaging, off emergency carts.
RX and Medicine

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A woman prescribed Ozempic and Wegovy is now suing the company that makes it after losing her colon from complications caused by the drugs. 
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

The makers of Zepbound are offering a massive price cut — if you're willing to purchase and dose your syringes out yourself. 
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have found remnants of more than 1,700 viruses, most of which had never been seen before, from an ancient Tibetan glacier.
Viruses

By Noor Al-Sibai

Novo Nordisk has found that its obesity drug Wegovy reduces the risk of COVID-19 death by a third, compared to those who took a placebo.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

A near-death experience expert insists that one's heart stopping doesn't have to be the end with current death-defying interventions.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

Anthony Fauci, who became synonymous with the American government's response to the COVID pandemic, was struck with the rare West Nile virus.
Viruses

By Sharon Adarlo

New findings from a long-term study found that Zepbound and Mounjaro almost completely eliminates the risk of developing diabetes.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

Study: By 2050, Men’s Cancer Deaths Will Soar to 93% Global Increase
Cancer

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists gene hacked Toxoplasma gondii, the same brain parasite that can be spready by cat litter, into becoming a carrier for drugs.
Parasites

By Sharon Adarlo

More younger people are getting hit with all sorts of different cancers, and microplastics may be one big risk factor.
Cancer

By Sharon Adarlo

In a small study, researchers have found that an Ozempic-style drug seems to slow the progression of Alzheimer's.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a new study, elderly lab mice given an anti-aging drug were referred to as "supermodel grannies" because they looked so youthful.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

Eli Lilly, the maker of Zepbound, is hoping that new studies into off-label treatments will help get the drugs covered by insurance.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

The air is becoming so hot that even rescue helicopters are struggling to stay airborne, a dangerous development.
Medical

By Victor Tangermann

After an alarming new study came out suggesting a link between Ozempic and a condition that causes blindness, some experts are calling foul.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

Noise levels from the Bitcoin mine can exceed 90 decibels, and residents of Granbury, Texas, are powerless to stop it.
Medical

By Frank Landymore

Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy, has been linked to an eye condition that can cause blindness.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders are calling on the makers of weight loss drugs like Ozempic to make them cheaper.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

Neuralink has canceled its second human implantation after discovering medical issues in the person who was going to get the brain chip. 
Medical

By Noor Al-Sibai

Eli Lilly, the pharma firm behind Zepbound and Mounjaro is, ironically, calling people out for using the drugs to lose weight. 
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

The World Health Organization has issued an alert about counterfeit Ozempic, noting that some of the batches might contain a different drug.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

New research suggests that there may be a link between tattoos and cancer. But the findings have proved controversial.
Cancer

By Frank Landymore

As China prepares to beef up its weight loss drug market, the Danish firm that makes Ozempic may soon have its dominance threatened.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

In clinical trials, a new male birth control gel seems to adequately reduce sperm count without decreasing libido.
Treatments

By Noor Al-Sibai

The UK's National Health Service is fast-tracking patients for its new cancer vaccine trials that customize each jab to each patient.
Cancer

By Noor Al-Sibai

More and more kids are using Ozempic and Wegovy than ever before, and that might not necessarily be a good thing. 
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

The company behind those viral ED ads is releasing its own version of Ozempic — but its means of acquiring the drug might not be the safest.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

Japanese scientists are set to kick off the world's first clinical trials of "tooth regrowth medicine" at the Kyoto University Hospital.
RX and Medicine

By Victor Tangermann

A common bacteria can easily manipulate the enzymes present in blood supplies to turn it into a universal donor type.
Bacteria

By Victor Tangermann

Novo Nordisk, the Danish drugmaker responsible for Ozempic and Wegovy, is planning to slash prices amid shortages and competition.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

The FTC is seeking to clear the path for generic Ozempic — but there will be a long road ahead before cheaper versions hit the shelves.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

Therapists suggest in a new study that there are some intense drawbacks, on their sides and for patients, of psychedelic therapy.
Treatments

By Noor Al-Sibai

The fringe benefits of the new class of weight loss drugs, which includes Ozempic and its weight loss sister Wegovy, keep adding up.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

Abuse of ketamine has been implicated in young people experiencing bladder issues that are commonly associated with older people.
RX and Medicine

By Sharon Adarlo

The International Space Station has long been known to be gross, and according to a new study, it has bacteria mutating into something alien.
Bacteria

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists seem to be close to creating a "one-and-done" vaccine that can protect against any strain of a virus with just one shot.
Viruses

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new study puts to rest the claim that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are causing cardiac arrest in young men and often killing them.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

A respected Houston transplant surgeon has been accused of altering database information for patients waiting on a new liver.
Medical

By Noor Al-Sibai

The not-so-buzzy version of coffee can harbor a chemical that can cause cancer, which has activists pushing to have the substance banned.
Cancer

By Sharon Adarlo

Costco shoppers can start getting weight loss drugs like Ozempic through the company's health care partner Sesame.
RX and Medicine

By Sharon Adarlo

On social media, a bizarre trend seems to be emerging: people discussing their surprise pregnancies when taking Ozempic or Wegovy.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

After months of speculation, Kate Middleton, the wife of Prince William, has revealed that she has cancer in a new video.
Cancer

By Noor Al-Sibai

As next-generation weight-loss treatments like Wegovy fly off the shelves, scientists are working on an exercise pill.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

After spending nearly a decade hyping WeightWatchers, Oprah Winfrey has changed her tune and is now taking the CEO of her ex-sponsor to task.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

In his hour-long interview with former CNN anchor Don Lemon, Elon Musk argued that taking ketamine has been good for Tesla.
RX and Medicine

By Victor Tangermann

The maker of Wegovy has been granted FDA approval to sell its wares to help cut the risk of heart attack, heart disease, and stroke.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

While trying to slim down a bit for her wedding day, one woman decided to take some compounded semaglutide — and it landed her in the ER.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

Pharmaceutical manufacturers in India are looking to cash in on the weight loss injection craze by making their own version of Wegovy.
RX and Medicine

By Noor Al-Sibai

Ocean water and Arctic ice may contain viruses that can help trap pollution — and scientists are figuring out ways to enhance them.
Viruses

By Noor Al-Sibai