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Weight Loss Drug Wegovy Can Cut Heart Attack Risk for Some, Study Shows
The results of a large clinical trial suggest the obesity medication could also change the landscape of cardiovascular care.
Gonorrhea Is Becoming Drug Resistant. Scientists Just Found a Solution.
A new antibiotic, zoliflodacin, is as effective as the current standard of care. Its creation may hasten the arrival of other needed antibiotics.
‘Crisis vergonzosa’: la sífilis congénita repunta en EE. UU.
La sífilis congénita se ha vuelto más de 10 veces más común en la última década, según información de los CDC.
The Republican Alternatives to Trump
Responses to an essay offering advice on winning the nomination. Also: Civil debates; questions for Hamas and Israel; fraught times; antipsychotic drugs.
Sexual Dysfunction After Stopping SSRI Antidepressants
Some patients are speaking up about lasting sexual problems after stopping antidepressants, a poorly understood condition.
The Traffic Jam in Low Earth Orbit
Elon Musk's satellites. Stuffed animals. Tomatoes? You wouldn't believe what's circling Earth these days.
F.D.A. Approves New Obesity Drug Tirzepatide That Will Compete With Wegovy
Zepbound, which is already sold by Eli Lilly as the diabetes treatment Mounjaro, was shown to reduce patients’ weight by as much as one-fifth in drug trials.
FDA Approves Zepbound, A Drug Like Ozempic, for Weight Loss. Here’s What to Know.
The obesity medication contains tirzepatide, the same active ingredient in the diabetes drug Mounjaro.
Infants Are Born With Syphilis in Growing Numbers, a Sign of a Wider Epidemic
Congenital syphilis has become more than ten times as common over the past decade, the C.D.C. reported. “The situation is dire,” said one expert.
Charity Watch Auction Stalled by Social Media Outcry
A social media outcry over its more than $100 million in donations led Only Watch, one of the industry’s most high-profile events, to cancel its Nov. 5 sale.
Some Covid Vaccines Are Still Hard to Find
Vaccine appointments for kids remain limited, and Novavax shots are hard to come by.
Ending TB Is Within Reach — So Why Are Millions Still Dying?
Tuberculosis has passed Covid as the top infectious disease killer, despite new medicines and better diagnostic tools.
Why Pharmacy Workers at CVS and Walgreens Are Protesting
The actions coincided with a period of increasing labor activism by workers in other sectors, including the auto industry and Hollywood.
Panel Tells F.D.A. That CRISPR Sickle Cell Cure Is Safe Enough for Patients
The decision by an advisory committee may lead to Food and Drug Administration approval of the first treatment for humans that uses the CRISPR gene-editing system.
F.D.A. Experts Will Vote on Safety of a Cure for Sickle Cell Disease
The treatment from the company Vertex would be the first medicine to use the gene editing tool CRISPR.
A New Sickle Cell Treatment Will Change Lives — but How Many?
A new treatment for sickle cell disease will change lives — but how many?
Eyedrops From Major Brands May Cause Infection, F.D.A. Says
Target, CVS and Rite Aid are pulling products from shelves after federal investigators found unsanitary conditions and recommended a recall.
Los medicamentos cotra la obesidad tienen sobreprecio, pero esto puede cambiar
Un artículo reciente reveló que los precios netos de los nuevos fármacos para tratar la obesidad son solo una fracción de los precios de venta que se publican todos los años.
R.S.V. Shot for Infants Is in Short Supply: What to Know
Health officials have revised their recommendations on which children should receive the new drug.
Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon
The state has pioneered a therapeutic market for psychedelic mushrooms. Researchers are watching with a mix of excitement and unease.