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Weight-loss drug Saxenda effective for kids as young as 6, study shows
A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens is safe and effective for use in kids as young as 6 when combined with diet and exercise, a small new study shows. Liraglutide lowered body mass, slowed weight gain and improved health markers in kids ages 6 through 11, according...
A bald eagle was shot in the beak. A care team in Missouri is hopeful it can be saved
VALLEY PARK, Mo. (AP) — A bald eagle is slowly recovering after surgeries in Missouri, the victim of a shooting that experts say is far too common for America's national bird and other raptors. The male eagle was found injured in central Missouri on July 11. A volunteer with the...
Mounjaro, Zepbound pour money into Eli Lilly, fueling a better-than-expected second quarter
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eli Lilly blew past second-quarter expectations with the diabetes treatment Mounjaro and its weight loss counterpart Zepbound funneling more than $4 billion in sales to the drugmaker. Lilly also hiked its forecast for the year well beyond Wall Street...
Restaurant critic's departure reveals potential hazards of the job
Restaurant critics appear to have the best job in journalism, enjoying meals a few nights a week on someone else’s dime. But New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells had painted a more complicated picture. In a recent column, Wells announced he’s leaving the beat because the...
Weight loss drug giant to build North Carolina plant to add 1,000 jobs
CLAYTON, N.C. (AP) — Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy, announced on Monday that it plans to add 1,000 jobs when another company manufacturing plant is built in a suburb of North Carolina’s capital to expand production of the very popular weight loss and diabetes medicines, as well...
WHO and Eli Lilly caution patients against falling for fake versions of popular weight-loss drugs
The World Health Organization and drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. are warning people to be wary of fake versions of popular weight-loss and diabetes medicines. WHO said Thursday that it has fielded several reports of fake semaglutide — the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy...
