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By Tora Agarwala , Jatindra Dash and Praveen Paramasivam
NEW DELHI/CHENNAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Syed Sadique’s travel agency in southern India sent nearly 60 people on a pilgrimage to a Hindu holy site in China’s Tibet, via Nepal, and now three dozen of them are missing, including his tour-guide son,...
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Factbox-What other health conditions could GLP-1 weight-loss drugs treat?
Aug 28(Reuters) – The U.S. FDA on Friday approved the use of Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro to reduce the chances of heart attack or stroke in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes, marking the latest in a race by makers of GLP-1 medicines to expand their use.
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The Media Line: Do Jews Still Have Safe Spaces for Healing?
Do Jews Still Have Safe Spaces for Healing?
StandWithUs posted on Instagram: “Jewish psychologists report feeling pressured to hide their identities, stay silent about October 7, 2023, or distance themselves from Israel simply to be accepted by their professional peers.”
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GLP-1 weight loss drugs effective even at low starter doses- 600,000 seniors have signed up for obesity drugs under new Medicare program
- Hims & Hers offers GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, men’s health treatments in Australia
- Trump administration announces drug pricing deals with CSL, Astellas and others
- Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths
- DEA tactic that let fentanyl flood the streets is being investigated by House Republicans
- No verdict after 3 days of deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy trial over the killing of her kids
- Teladoc appoints insurance executive Michael Grasher as CFO
- More than 6,000 people infected with Ebola in Congo, government figures show
- Lilly to buy Merida Biosciences for up to $2.88 billion in autoimmune drug push
- Booming weight-loss drug demand in Brazil fuels thriving black market and health fears
- Samsung Biologics to launch takeover bid for PolyPeptide in September
- China’s Fosun International wins approval for ClubMed Hong Kong spin-off
- Africa’s male midwives are rare but increasing in the fight against pregnancy deaths
- 8 officials suspended after probe into Pakistan hospital fire that killed 14 newborns
- As jurors deliberate in the Lindsay Clancy trial, here are key moments they may be considering
- How international supermarkets can break up a dinner rut without costing a fortune
- Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians and health officials
- US FDA approves Takeda, Protagonist’s drug for rare blood cancer
- Measles cases in Pennsylvania rise to 460 amid ongoing outbreak
- FDA allows marketing of Juul’s new e-cigarettes and flavored pods
- Reports split over whether forced contraception of Greenlandic women and girls constituted genocide
- Death toll rises in Nepal-China border disaster as a lake poses new flood threat
- Explainer-What to know about postpartum mental illness
- Jurors are excused without reaching a verdict in Lindsay Clancy murder trial
- Roivant, Priovant launch newly approved rare disease drug Lisraya at $35,000 a month
- Aid group MSF opens new Ebola treatment centre in eastern Congo
- BioNTech halts mRNA colorectal cancer vaccine trial after safety review
- Walmart settles US government’s opioid lawsuit, Justice Department says
- Health Round: Younger lung cancer patients more easily matched to targeted therapies
- US FDA approves Lilly’s Mounjaro to reduce cardiovascular risk
- Success after a century of failures: Inside Moderna and Merck’s cancer vaccine breakthrough
- Cytokinetics heart drug shows promise in trial, but analysts question modest benefits
- Congo starts Ebola vaccinations for health workers
- Key takeaways about pain specialist to star athletes accused of issuing illegal opioid prescriptions
- She was a pain specialist to top athletes. Her opioid prescribing alarmed the DEA
- Kimberly-Clark seeks EU approval for $40 billion Kenvue deal
- LeapFrog plans up to $100 million in India healthcare investments over two years
- Beloved New Orleans hospital, wracked by floods and grief in Hurricane Katrina, to get a makeover
- Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial ends second day of deliberations without a verdict
- Biopharma firm BioXcel Therapeutics files for bankruptcy in US
- US officials tie cyclospora outbreak involving iceberg lettuce to 3 more states
- US FDA approves Gilead’s once-daily combination pill for HIV treatment
- US widens lettuce-related cyclosporiasis probe to 20 states
- US FDA approves Roivant-Priovant’s skin and muscle disease drug
- What to know about the Lindsay Clancy murder trial
- EU flags shortage of schizophrenia drug injections due to manufacturing issues
- Deliberations in Lindsay Clancy murder trial end for the day without a verdict
- Exclusive: RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that
- CEPI backs Minapharm’s experimental Ebola vaccine with up to $16.5 million funding
