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Blockbuster Skinny Pills Can Paralyze Your Stomach

The demand for medications promising easy weight loss has skyrocketed, with prescriptions rising 2,082% from 2019 to 2022.1 Semaglutide, more popularly known as Ozempic, is leading the pack, with the hashtag #Ozempic having received 1.2 billion views on TikTok2 as of July 2023 — to give just some indication of its popularity. Semaglutide is sold… Read More »

AstraZeneca, Daiichi notch blockbuster FDA nod for breast cancer med Enhertu

For metastatic breast cancer patients who try and fail on multiple treatments, finding options to manage disease is a difficult proposition. AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo hoped their antibody-drug conjugate could help that tough-to-treat population––and the FDA agreed to give it a shot despite a shaky safety profile. The FDA approved AstraZeneca and Daiichi’s Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) on Friday as… Read More »