Amid regulatory gaps, US telehealth prescribers flourish ~health medicine Article 3324 words, published Nov 1 2023 5 votes
The growing scientific case for using Ozempic and other GLP-1s to treat opioid, alcohol, and nicotine addiction ~health Article 6921 words 39 votes
Rio de Janeiro’s ‘narco-pentecostal’ gangs accused of ordering Catholic churches to close ~humanities religion Article 953 words 11 votes
The US will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA pandemic flu vaccine ~health medicine Article 235 words, published Jul 2 2024 29 votes
A new way to prevent HIV delivers dramatic results in trial ~health medicine Article 1038 words 17 votes
Ozempic and Wegovy linked to rare blindness risk, study finds ~science medicine Article 720 words 27 votes
US Supreme Court rejects liability shield at center of Purdue Pharma settlement ~health medicine Article 1500 words 31 votes
Collecting sex-crazed zombie cicadas on speed: Scientists track a bug-controlling super-sized fungus ~science Article 762 words, published Jun 19 2024 24 votes
Inside the Chinese-funded and staffed marijuana farms springing up across the US ~news usa.nm china crime.organized Article 1996 words 25 votes
Novo Nordisk is to invest more than $4bn in US manufacturing as it battles to keep up with booming demand for its obesity and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic ~health medicine Article 543 words 9 votes
The opaque industry secretly inflating prices for prescription drugs ~health healthcare medicine Article 3966 words 18 votes
Gilead shot prevents all HIV cases in trial of African women ~health medicine Article 77 words 29 votes
Rapid UTI test that cuts detection time to forty-five minutes awarded Longitude prize – could herald sea change in antibiotic use by identifying correct treatments ~health medicine Article 764 words 26 votes
mRNA melanoma vaccine halves the risk of death and recurrence ~health medicine Article 620 words, published Jun 4 2024 16 votes
Scientists pinpoint driver of IBD and other disorders; work under way to adapt existing drugs ~health medicine Article 782 words 14 votes
Panel rejects psychedelic drug MDMA as a PTSD treatment in possible setback for advocates ~health.mental Article 714 words 12 votes
We still don’t know how to talk about Amy Winehouse. The expectations and perception around the ‘Back to Black’ movie reflect a sort of mean grief over the singer persisting to this day. ~movies documentaries Article 1214 words 17 votes
mRNA cancer vaccine reprograms immune system to tackle glioblastoma ~health medicine Article 1415 words 12 votes
The psychopharmacology of cannabis and its impact on mental health - a primer ~health.mental Link 13 votes
Lemon-scented marijuana compound reduces weed’s ‘paranoia’ effect ~science Article 1299 words 17 votes
US state North Carolina medical marijuana sales begin at Cherokee nation store ~health medicine Article 499 words 12 votes
Christiania, Copenhagen's hippie oasis, wants to rebuild without its illegal hashish market ~life Article 1583 words 11 votes
Lyme disease vaccine: major test underway. All you need to know. ~health medicine Article 791 words 34 votes
How the entire country of Denmark became a company town – economists warn of "Nokia-style" overdependence on a single sector with Ozempic boom ~finance economics business Article 4 votes
US Food and Drug Administration issues report claiming marijuana has legitimate medical uses - proposes rescheduling ~health medicine Article 249 words 51 votes
Psilocybin therapy alters prefrontal and limbic brain circuitry in alcohol use disorder ~science Link 17 votes
How Chinese organized crime dominates America’s illicit marijuana market ~news usa china crime.organized journalism.investigative Article 6300 words 12 votes
The war on recovery: how the US is sabotaging its best tools to prevent deaths in the opioid epidemic ~health medicine Article 4140 words, published Mar 5 2024 17 votes
Cystic fibrosis breakthrough has given patients a chance to live longer ~health medicine Article 7811 words 18 votes
Single dose of clinical-grade LSD provides immediate and lasting relief from anxiety, wins approval for phase III trials ~health.mental Article 69 votes
US prescription market hamstrung for nine days (so far) by ransomware attack ~health Article 599 words 39 votes
A US drugmaker’s feud with the DEA is exacerbating the ADHD meds crisis ~health.mental Article 2737 words 36 votes
Finland used to have one of the highest suicide rates in the world – how the country halved it and saved countless lives ~health.mental Article 2167 words 28 votes
Niacin has long been a public health darling. But an excess could be bad for the heart, study suggests. ~health medicine Article 1023 words 15 votes
Researchers find response to ketamine depends on opioid pathways, but varies by sex ~science medicine Article 707 words, published Oct 19 2023 10 votes
Research at the heart of a US lawsuit against the abortion pill has been retracted ~health Article 898 words 28 votes
EBay will pay $59 million settlement over pill presses sold online as US undergoes overdose epidemic ~health Article 929 words 10 votes
Why are antidepressants so popular in Iceland? | Mindset ~health.mental Video 18:31, published Jan 14 2024 6 votes
Inside the world's highest tech prison - HMP Fosse Way ~tech security Video 20:42, published Nov 21 2023 12 votes
Psychoactive drug ibogaine effectively treats traumatic brain injury in special ops military vets ~health.mental Article 744 words, published Dec 6 2023 31 votes
Can Denmark's world-beating drugs maker Novo Nordisk stay ahead after Wegovy propelled them into the big league? ~finance business Article 1027 words 8 votes
Aripiprazole (Abilify and generic brands): risk of pathological gambling ~health.mental Article 928 words 14 votes
How two US pharmacists figured out that oral phenylephrine decongestants don’t work ~health medicine Article 1940 words 32 votes
Moderna, Merck vaccine with Keytruda cuts risk of deadly skin cancer returning in half, data says ~health medicine Article 9 votes