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MAGA voters warm to a Vance 2028 run and FDA approves Wegovy weight loss pill: Morning Rundown
Vance finds critical support for a 2028 presidential run at a conservative conference. The FDA approves a pill form of a popular weight loss drug. And, the journey from new parent to the Olympics. Here’s what to know today. Vance begins to solidify parts of MAGA for 2028 Vice President JD Vance at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest 2025 in Phoenix,…
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A Few More Good Things From 2025
Dan Weissmann An Arm and a Leg host Dan Weissmann breaks down how two states passed laws aimed at protecting people from things like medical debt, insurance delays and denials, and corporate profiteering. In Maine, lawmakers unanimously voted to remove medical debts from credit reports. While a nationwide court ruling has cast doubt on the new law’s future, a consumer…
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‘It’s made things worse for everyone’: Philadelphia grapples with rise of new street drug | Philadelphia
The staff at the harm reduction hub Sunshine House in the middle of Kensington, a neighborhood in north-east Philadelphia home to the most notorious open drug scene in the US, often reverse at least one overdose a day. But the mutating illegal drug supply is regularly conjuring new drugs with novel sets of potentially deadly risks. For the past 18…
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Therapeutic Goods Administration issues warnings over heavy metals in Ayurvedic tablets
Australia’s medicine watchdog has issued another safety warning for three unapproved Ayurvedic medicines found with “extremely high” amounts of heavy metals. The Therapeutic Goods Administration issued the warnings after finding unsafe levels of mercury, lead, arsenic and cadmium in them. The TGA urges anyone taking Brahmi Vati tablets or Kumar Kalyan Rasa tablets manufactured by Unjha Ayurvedic Pharmacy to stop…
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The Future of Mental Healthcare Is Continuous Care
I grew up in a family where most people worked in healthcare. I saw how they practiced, how manual and fragmented the work was, and how little support existed for mental health. Watching how far the field has come, and how far it still needs to go, has been fascinating to me. Today, access has expanded, virtual appointments are now…
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Weight loss drugs in New Zealand: Benefits and risks of GLP-1s explained
All medicines have side effects, says Professor Rhiannon Braund, head of the University of Waikato’s school of pharmacy and biomedical sciences. “When you’ve got a drug that acts in different parts of the body, it can have different reactions or different outcomes for people based on their physiology,” she says. “That’s why dosing is really important because we’re all a…
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Proposed changes to thalidomide survivors’ support program cause concern
The drug for pregnant women left more than 100 Canadians with a lifetime of disabilities. A decade after receiving funding from a government support program, some thalidomide survivors say it has helped make difficult days easier. The Globe and Mail The private company managing the federal government’s support program for thalidomide survivors is exploring changes that include dividing an existing…
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15 Foods Doctors Say You Should Stop Eating for Better Health
For anyone trying to eat healthier, a lot of emphasis is put on the foods that you should be eating. But just as important—if not slightly more important—is avoiding the foods that could be draining your energy, slowing your metabolism, and increasing your risk of developing harmful chronic health conditions. That’s why we asked doctors and nutrition experts for the…
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Medicaid health plans step up outreach efforts ahead of GOP changes
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: Carmen Basu, bundled in a red jacket and woolly scarf, stood outside the headquarters of her local health plan one morning after picking up free groceries. She had brought her husband, teenage son, and 79-year-old mother-in-law…
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Ketamine versus Etomidate | The RSI trial
Some topics just get people excited. The drugs we use during intubation – well, people are going to have an opinion. Etomidate was popular while I trained, but was actually hard to find in the emergency department. Then came worries of adrenal suppression. Was etomidate just changing biochemical outcomes, or was it actually changing patient outcomes? Was etomidate increasing mortality?…
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