FILE In this photo released by the Colombian Armed Forces Press Office, a soldier stands in front of the wreckage of a Cessna C206 on May 18, 2023, which crashed in the jungle of Solano, in the state of Caqueta in Colombia. The bodies of three adults were recovered from inside the aircraft. Forty days … Read more
The BC government said the number of Ozempic prescriptions dispensed to Americans plummeted by at least 99% after the province enacted new regulations and a doctor behind an “unusually high percentage” of prescriptions was temporarily suspended. From January 1 to April 19 of this year, 30,700 Ozempic prescriptions were dispensed to US residents from BC … Read more
The plant compound berberine is found in many plants, including phellodendron, pictured here. Some influencers call him “Nature’s Ozempic”. Getty Images Berberine is a supplement found in the roots, leaves and stems of some plants. It has been used for thousands of years to treat infections and heal wounds. Recently, people on social media have … Read more
The FDA has approved a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) to expand the label on mavacamten (Camzyos) to include data from the Phase 3 VALOR HCM study. The study evaluated mavacamten in patients with symptomatic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HCM) eligible for septal reduction therapy (SRT) and with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class 3-4 or … Read more
A few years ago, celebrity weight management practices were out of reach for most people. Live-in cooks and personal trainers, not to mention elaborate surgical procedures like Brazilian butt lifts, weren’t real options for most. But with the advent of drugs like semaglutide, it seems anyone can go online and buy the same wonder drug … Read more
Stay on top of fashion trends and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay on top of fashion trends and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter One of the scientists whose work paved the way for the development of drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy has revealed why life can get so … Read more
Business From Shannon Taler June 16, 2023 | 9:44 The 125-year-old pharmaceutical giant behind morphine and codeine owes $200 million by day’s end Friday to an opioid victims’ compensation fund and could reportedly renege on payment as deal threatens to crumble . Mallinckrodt, which began manufacturing morphine, codeine and other potent painkillers in 1898, reached … Read more
The head of the US Space Command is building his military command headquarters in Colorado, even as members of Congress try to force the Department of Defense to move the headquarters to Alabama as planned by holding funding hostage, two say congressional officials and two defense officials. NBC News was the first to report that … Read more
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – There is an ongoing global threat posed by toxic cough syrups, the World Health Organization (WHO) told Reuters, saying it was now working with six more countries than previously disclosed to trace medicines for potentially deadly children. The UN agency has already named nine countries where tainted syrups may … Read more
A new study by Johns Hopkins University researchers suggests that psychedelics could reopen critical periods in the mammalian brain, offering the potential for drugs as a treatment option for those suffering from a wide range of debilitating conditions. The findings, which were published this month in the journal Nature, provide a new explanation for how … Read more