People taking the popular diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy had a lower risk of suicidal thoughts than those taking other medications to treat the same conditions, a new federal study finds. The research, funded by the National Institutes of Health, was published Friday and comes as European and… Read More
Flu got worse over the holidays, with experts warning of more to come
The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse but it’s too soon to tell how much holiday gatherings contributed to a likely spike in illnesses. New government data posted Friday for last week — the holiday week between Christmas and New Year’s — show 38 states with high or… Read More
Stunning Joe Biden picture raises huge alarm bells (cancer!?)
President Joe Biden was diagnosed with skin cancer and underwent minor surgery to have the cancer removed early in 2023. To celebrate almost a year of being cancer free, Biden was seen leaving his controversial week-long stay in the U.S. Virgin Islands seriously sunburned. At 81-years-old and with a history… Read More
Consulting firm McKinsey agrees to $78M settlement with insurers over opioids
Consulting firm McKinsey and Co. has agreed to pay $78 million to settle claims from insurers and health care funds that its work with drug companies helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis. The agreement was revealed late Friday in documents filed in federal court in San Francisco. The settlement must… Read More
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who convinced boyfriend to kill mom, released on parole
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she had forced her to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy, and other serious illnesses, was released Thursday from prison on parole. Blanchard was released early in the day… Read More
U.S. woman with rare double uterus gives birth to two children
An Alabama woman with two uteri and two cervixes has given birth to two babies after carrying one of them in each uterus. Kelsey Hatcher of Dora, about 28 miles (45.06 kilometers) northwest of Birmingham, gave birth to two girls on Wednesday and Thursday after a combined 20 hours of… Read More
‘Extremely high’ lead levels found in one spice from the tainted fruit pouches
U.S. food inspectors found “extremely high” levels of lead in cinnamon at a plant in Ecuador that made applesauce pouches tainted with the metal, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday. The recalled pouches have been linked to dozens of illnesses in U.S. kids. Cinnamon tested from the plant had… Read More
FDA says counterfeit Ozempic shots are being sold through reputable sources
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has seized “thousands of units” of counterfeit Ozempic, the diabetes drug widely used for weight loss, that had been distributed through legitimate drug supply sources. The FDA and the drug’s maker, Novo Nordisk, are testing the shots. They do not yet have… Read More
Quaker Oats recalls granola products over this
Quaker Oats on Friday recalled several of its granola products, including granola bars and cereals, saying the foods could be contaminated with salmonella. Salmonella infections can cause fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and stomach pain, according to the Food and Drug Administration. In rare cases, the bacterial disease can be fatal…. Read More
Salmonella warning now extends to whole cantaloupes, as well as pre-cut
Hundreds of people in the U.S. and Canada have been sickened and at least 10 people have died in a growing outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to contaminated whole and pre-cut cantaloupe. Health officials are warning consumers, retailers and restaurants not to buy, eat or serve cantaloupe if they don’t… Read More
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