insert_link Health & Wellness Groundbreaking Obesity drug just approved by the FDA A new weight-loss treatment is being heralded by some health experts as "groundbreaking," and a potential "game changer" in the growing epidemic of obesity. ABC News reports that Semaglutide, an injectable drug made by the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, was approved Friday by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for patients struggling with chronic obesity. "We don't use those terms lightly," Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine professor Dr. Robert […] todayJune 8, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness The US moves forward on Covid Vaccines On Friday, CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD, in a statement said he accepted the interim recommendation from its vaccine advisory panel earlier this week that healthcare workers and nursing home residents should be the first two priority groups for receiving the first vaccine doses. He said he hopes future recommendations, when more vaccine is available, will prioritize people ages 70 and older who live in multigenerational households. "Often our Hispanic, […] todayDecember 7, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Man dies after eating black licorice for several weeks. What you need to know about the health risks. A Massachusetts man has died after eating large amounts of black licorice on a daily basis. The 54-year-old’s heart stopped after he ate a large bag and a half of the candy every day for several weeks. As we enter into the Halloween candy gobbling season, many people have serious questions about the health risks associated with overindulging their sweet tooth. Could eating too much candy actually kill you? Well, […] todaySeptember 29, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Under Political Pressure, FDA expands use of COVID-19 treatments without research to back it up The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Friday allowed the drug remdesivir to be used on all patients hospitalized with COVID-19, although no published research supports such widespread use. The move, which comes less than a week after the agency approved use of convalescent plasma – also with no published scientific support – has fueled concerns the agency is yielding to political pressure. "It seems to be a pattern of approval without […] todaySeptember 1, 2020
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