Children ages 3 to 5 participate at the Head Start classroom in the Carl and Norma Miller Children’s Center in Frederick, Maryland, March 13, 2023. Maansi Srivastava | The Washington Post | Getty Images Child poverty in the United States experienced a drastic increase last year as the financial aid that supported families throughout the …
Cold and flu medicine including Nyquil sits on a store shelf on September 12, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The main ingredient used in many popular over-the-counter cold and allergy medications does not actually work to alleviate nasal congestion, as declared by an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration …
A vial of the Moderna coronavirus booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants is pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8, 2022. Hannah Beier | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that all Americans aged six months and older receive updated Covid shots from Pfizer and Moderna. …
A health-care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, Jan. 26, 2022. Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty Images The FDA has recently approved updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, making them available to Americans within days. This comes at …
An Ozempic (semaglutide) injection pen is prominently displayed on a kitchen table in Riga, Latvia on 06 August, 2023. This captivating image sets the stage for the story of Heather Le Biller, a flight attendant living in France, who experienced impressive weight loss after starting treatment with Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug, Ozempic. Le Biller initially …
Ozempic: The Heavyweight Champion in the Weight-Loss Medications Market New reports from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have solidified their positions as leaders in the rapidly growing weight-loss medications market. With impressive sales figures for Novo’s Ozempic and Wegovy, and Lilly’s Mounjaro, these pharmaceutical giants are dominating the competition. Additionally, a recent study has shown …
Smoke pours from the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center after they were hit by two hijacked airliners in a terrorist attack in New York City, Sept. 11, 2001. Robert Giroux | Getty Images Two victims who perished in the World Trade Center have been identified more than two decades after the Sept. 11, …
Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, is a medication commonly used in combination with misoprostol to induce a medical abortion during pregnancy and manage early miscarriage. Image Credit: Soumyabrata Roy | Nurphoto | Getty Images The pharmaceutical company, Danco Laboratories, has filed a request with the Supreme Court to review the case challenging the legality of …
Carl Icahn delivering a speech at the Delivering Alpha event in New York on September 13, 2016. Image Source: CNBC Renowned investor Carl Icahn has expressed his support for Illumina’s new CEO, Jacob Thaysen, bringing relief to the company as it seeks to recover from a bitter proxy fight with Icahn. Icahn publicly announced his …
Scientists have begun exploring the potential of weight loss drugs to treat conditions such as dementia and alcohol addiction, following recent trials that demonstrated their effectiveness in addressing serious health issues. Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight loss injection, for example, was found to significantly reduce heart failure-related symptoms in at-risk patients. The drug also played a …