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After testing new drug compounds that appear to mimic the physical benefits of exercise in rodents, scientists say a pill may someday be able to do the same in humans.
Life

An exercise pill may soon offer the same benefits as a workout, scientists say

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March 18, 2024
A person using Ozempic
Retail

Wegovy and Ozempic have ignited a gold rush in pharma as well as an upsurge in fake ‘skinny jabs’, leading to surge in hospitalizations

By Ashleigh Furlong and Bloomberg
March 13, 2024
Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian said in a March 3, 2024, post on X (formerly Twitter) that he’d undergone a calcium score test the previous year, calling it “Probably the highest ROI $100 you can spend on your health.”
Health

Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian calls this ‘the highest ROI $100 you can spend on your health.’ Here’s what to know about the calcium score test’s benefits

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March 12, 2024
“Even though health insurance costs are the second-largest line item after payroll, CEOs don’t really understand it or know anything about it,” billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban tells Fortune’s Lindsey Leake.
Health

Mark Cuban’s $141K mistake: The Cost Plus Drugs cofounder says CEOs don’t understand health care coverage, and it’s costing them big

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March 8, 2024
The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company will begin manufacturing its own medications in Dallas this week, cofounder and CEO Dr. Alex Oshmyansky announced Monday, March 4, 2024.
Health

Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs will begin manufacturing its own medications this week

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March 5, 2024
An international team of researchers from the U.S. and China found that women who exercise regularly have a significantly lower risk of an early death or a fatal cardiovascular event than men who do the same.
Life

Women may get more health benefits from regular exercise than men—even if they work out less

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February 19, 2024
Zoetis’s CEO says people are demanding human-quality health care for their pets—and it’s leading to new treatments
Leadership

Zoetis’s CEO says people are demanding human-quality health care for their pets—and it’s leading to new treatments

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January 10, 2024
Woman who had decay on ‘virtually every tooth in her mouth’ sues dentist after receiving 4 root canals, 20 fillings, 8 crowns in a single visit
Health

Woman who had decay on ‘virtually every tooth in her mouth’ sues dentist after receiving 4 root canals, 20 fillings, 8 crowns in a single visit

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December 28, 2023
Ozempic, Wegovy demand so strong Europe’s most valuable listed company plans ‘mega manufacturing facility’
Health

Ozempic, Wegovy demand so strong Europe’s most valuable listed company plans ‘mega manufacturing facility’

By Ellie Harmsworth and Bloomberg
December 24, 2023
Joe Biden
Politics

The White House threatens to cancel the patents of taxpayer-funded drugs if they’re too expensive for patients to afford

By Amanda Seitz, Zeke Miller and The Associated Press
December 7, 2023
Wegovy, an injectable prescription weight-loss medicine.
Health

A ‘game-changing’ study backs Wegovy use to cut heart attacks and strokes: ‘This is not just about weight and appearance’

By Madison Muller, Naomi Kresge and Bloomberg
November 11, 2023
Wealthy men are spending millions to lower their biological ages and live longer. These women are beating them with cheaper solutions
Features

Wealthy men are spending millions to lower their biological ages and live longer. These women are beating them with cheaper solutions

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November 4, 2023
The second man to receive a transplanted pig heart has died. His last wish: for doctors to ‘make the most of what we have learned’
Health

The second man to receive a transplanted pig heart has died. His last wish: for doctors to ‘make the most of what we have learned’

By The Associated Press and Lauran Neergaard
October 31, 2023
FDA panel says an active ingredient in leading cold and flu medicines doesn’t work. Here are alternatives that do
Health

FDA panel says an active ingredient in leading cold and flu medicines doesn’t work. Here are alternatives that do

By Lucas Berenbrok, Colleen Culley, Karen Steinmetz Pater and The Conversation
October 26, 2023
A U.S. man is working to regain his strength a month after receiving a heart transplant—from a genetically modified pig. His body has yet to reject it
Health

A U.S. man is working to regain his strength a month after receiving a heart transplant—from a genetically modified pig. His body has yet to reject it

By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated Press
October 20, 2023

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