Saturday, December 07, 2024

Health

Zepbound users discuss weight loss after preliminary research touts effectiveness

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly that new preliminary research indicates its medication Zepbound helps patients lose more weight in a shorter time frame compared to Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy. According to Eli Lilly, the study showed that both medications offer significant weight loss benefits, but people treated with Zepbound lost more weight than those on Wegovy after […]

‘Mysterious’ illness kills 79, sickens 376 in Congo. Here’s what we know

Health officials are continuing to investigate a deadly, undiagnosed disease that has been spreading in one region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Nearly 400 cases have been recorded and dozens of people have died since the “mysterious infection” was reported in late October, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention […]

What to know about abortion access in Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Planned Parenthood wanted to resume offering abortions in several Missouri clinics on Friday, immediately after a newly passed constitutional amendment rolling back the state’s near-total ban took effect, but they remain on hold as a complicated court battle drags on. The issue is that the amendment does not specifically override any […]