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Chick-Fil-A backtracks from its no-antibiotics-in-chicken pledge, blames projected supply shortages

Mar. 24, 2024 18:46 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — The fast-food chain Chick-Fil-A backtracked from its decade-old “no antibiotics ever” pledge intended to help prevent human antibiotic resistance linked to the rampant use of the drugs in livestock production. Instead, the company said in a statement that it...

Open government advocate still has concerns over revised open records bill passed by Kentucky House

Mar. 12, 2024 19:38 PM EDT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A closely scrutinized open-records measure dealing with public access to the flow of electronic messages among government officials won passage in the Kentucky House on Tuesday. The bill's lead sponsor, Republican state Rep. John Hodgson, backed off the...

Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy are meant for long-term use. Some patients want to stop

Mar. 07, 2024 01:02 AM EST

Millions of Americans who have dropped pounds and boosted their health using popular obesity drugs like Wegovy are facing a new dilemma: What happens if they stop taking them? Many worry, rightly, that they’ll regain weight and revert to old habits. In clinical trials, patients who...

Winfrey leaving WeightWatchers board, donating all of her interest in the company to a museum

Feb. 29, 2024 12:16 PM EST

Former talk show host Oprah Winfrey is leaving WeightWatchers board of directors and donating all of her interest in the company to a museum. Shares of WW International Inc. tumbled more than 23% in Thursday morning trading. Winfrey, who told People magazine in...

Weight loss, diabetes drugs propel Eli Lilly to largely better-than-expected forecast for 2024

Feb. 06, 2024 12:09 PM EST

Eli Lilly rode soaring demand for diabetes and weight-loss treatments to a better-than-expected finish in 2023, and the drugmaker expects momentum to carry into the new year. Lilly said on Tuesday that revenue could climb as much as 22% this year, as star sellers like the diabetes...

After a record year, Norway's giant oil fund pledges to push sustainable energy

Jan. 30, 2024 10:12 AM EST

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The manager of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund pledged Tuesday to push major oil and gas companies to speed up preparations for the “inescapable” transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels while also twisting arms in U.S. boardrooms to take control...

North Carolina state workers' health plan ending coverage for certain weight-loss drugs

Jan. 26, 2024 12:18 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The health insurance program for North Carolina government workers, teachers, retirees and their families soon won’t cover popular but expensive anti-obesity drugs, the result of a price fight with the manufacturer of two brand-name medications. The North...

Eli Lilly starts website to connect patients with new obesity treatment, Zepbound, other drugs

Jan. 04, 2024 17:49 PM EST

Eli Lilly has launched a unique website to connect U.S. patients seeking obesity treatment to doctors, dieticians and its new weight-loss drug, Zepbound. The drugmaker said Thursday it will use the site, called LillyDirect, to pair visitors with third-party mail-order pharmacies for...