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London — Major drug store chains in the United Kingdom plan to start selling the weight loss drug Wegovy, a different version of its hugely popular Ozempic brand, this year, as the company that makes both says it’s working to expand supplies of the popular semaglutide medications to Europe. Semaglutide works …

Contaminated cough and paracetamol syrups imported into Gambia almost certainly caused the deaths of 66 children due to acute kidney injury, according to an investigation led by the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Gambian scientists. The links between the children’s deaths and contaminated medicines first came …

A startling new report may be putting a lot of people on notice. Without significant action to change this trajectory, more than half the world’s population will be overweight or obese by 2035, according to a new report. The World Obesity Federation’s 2023 atlas is predicting that 51% of the …

Kids often worry about much different things than their parents do. One of the big ones is climate change. Research shows most youth are “extremely worried” about it, leading to a phenomenon called climate anxiety. Kids and young adults who struggle with this can perceive they have no future or …

A plastic surgeon from New York took to social media to warn followers that long-distance running accelerates aging.  In a viral TikTok video, Dr. Gerald Imber said high impact nature of running could be negatively contributing to the condition of runner’s skin.  A girls cross country team running on a …

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., waits for the Senate subway in the Capitol on Feb. 2, 2023.  Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Sen. Dianne Feinstein is undergoing treatment for shingles at a San Francisco hospital. The California Democrat was diagnosed with the infection in late February and has missed …

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As insulin makers face increased pressure over the cost of insulin, Eli Lilly announced Wednesday that it plans to cut prices on its most commonly prescribed insulin products by up to 70% and cap customers’ out-of-pocket costs at $35 a month for those with commercial insurance who use its insulin.  …

A man in south Florida died from a brain-eating infection last month after using tap water during sinus rinses, according to FOX 4. The man, who has not been named but was identified as a resident of Charlotte County, died on Feb. 20, three days before the county health department …

Jason and Melissa Diaz had hoped to protect their children from the deadly cancer genes they had both inherited. Melissa has the BRCA-1 mutation, which increases her risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. Jason has a CDH1 gene mutation, making him highly susceptible to developing hereditary diffuse gastric cancer. …