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Amid backlash, US FDA changes course over shortage of weight-loss drugs
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Weight loss drugs appear to be having an effect at the population level
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Kentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it had a role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis
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US Federal Trade Commission sues insulin middlemen, saying they pocket billions while patients face high costs
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Epilepsy drug Sulthiame could help people with sleep apnea get a good night's rest, Swedish study finds
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Amid regulatory gaps, US telehealth prescribers flourish
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The growing scientific case for using Ozempic and other GLP-1s to treat opioid, alcohol, and nicotine addiction
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A new way to prevent HIV delivers dramatic results in trial
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US Supreme Court rejects liability shield at center of Purdue Pharma settlement
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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
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The opaque industry secretly inflating prices for prescription drugs
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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
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Scientists pinpoint driver of IBD and other disorders; work under way to adapt existing drugs
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Panel rejects psychedelic drug MDMA as a PTSD treatment in possible setback for advocates
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The psychopharmacology of cannabis and its impact on mental health - a primer
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US state North Carolina medical marijuana sales begin at Cherokee nation store
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The fight for abortion pills – In the US, UK and around the world, the backlash against safe, at-home abortion medication is growing
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There is no evidence that CBD products reduce chronic pain, and taking them is a waste of money and potentially harmful to health, new research finds
58 votes -
US Food and Drug Administration issues report claiming marijuana has legitimate medical uses - proposes rescheduling
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A pill to make exercise obsolete (2017)
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The war on recovery: how the US is sabotaging its best tools to prevent deaths in the opioid epidemic
17 votes -
Cystic fibrosis breakthrough has given patients a chance to live longer
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Single dose of clinical-grade LSD provides immediate and lasting relief from anxiety, wins approval for phase III trials
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US prescription market hamstrung for nine days (so far) by ransomware attack
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A US drugmaker’s feud with the DEA is exacerbating the ADHD meds crisis
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Niacin has long been a public health darling. But an excess could be bad for the heart, study suggests.
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Research at the heart of a US lawsuit against the abortion pill has been retracted
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EBay will pay $59 million settlement over pill presses sold online as US undergoes overdose epidemic
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The man in room 117 – Andrey Shevelyov would rather live on the street than take antipsychotic medication. Should it be his decision to make?
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Why are antidepressants so popular in Iceland? | Mindset
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Psychoactive drug ibogaine effectively treats traumatic brain injury in special ops military vets
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Scientists hail new antibiotic that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
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Aripiprazole (Abilify and generic brands): risk of pathological gambling
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How two US pharmacists figured out that oral phenylephrine decongestants don’t work
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Moderna, Merck vaccine with Keytruda cuts risk of deadly skin cancer returning in half, data says
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New lifesaving malaria vaccines need to be available now
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The US Supreme Court will rule on limits to the use of Mifeprestone, a commonly used abortion medication
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Semaglutide for weight loss
Has anyone tried it out? There's currently a preventative healthcare initiative going on in my country where they start screening people over 40 for chronic or potentially chronic conditions. I...
Has anyone tried it out? There's currently a preventative healthcare initiative going on in my country where they start screening people over 40 for chronic or potentially chronic conditions.
I went for my initial checkup with the doc today and, being juuuuust below morbid obesity with a BMI of 34, asked her about semaglutide as an adjunct to exercise controlling calorie intake. She's referring me to a weight loss clinic at my local public hospital where I can be assessed for suitability (If I'm not mistaken the clinic has hepatologists and endocrinologists on staff along with allied healthcare workers such as physios and nutritionists). This is great because it costs a bomb if I have to go private. The only wrinkle is that I'm oddly enough not diabetic or pre-diabetic so whether or not I'll qualify for socialised semaglutide is unclear but we live in hope.
I was wondering if any of you had tried any of the variants of semaglutide for obesity and what your experiences have been like.
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Novo Nordisk suggested to senior UK government officials that they could “profile” benefit claimants – those who are most likely to return to the labour market
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First malaria vaccine slashes early childhood mortality
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Adderall risks: Much more than you wanted to know (2017)
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The Ozempic effect is coming for everything from kidney to heart disease treatments
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New pill helps COVID smell and taste loss fade quickly
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Scottish officials approve UK’s first drug consumption room intended for safer use of illegal drugs
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Nebraska woman gets two years in prison for helping teen daughter have an abortion
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US mother sentenced to two years in prison by Nebraska for giving daughter abortion pills
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Life-changing cystic fibrosis treatment wins US$3-million Breakthrough Prize
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There's hope for the US opioid crisis — but politics stands in the way
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The hidden system of legal kickbacks shaping the US prescription drug market
10 votes