WASHINGTON, DC: President Trump’s latest executive order related to healthcare mandates that all federal grants must be reviewed and signed off by senior political appointees within each agency. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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How much damage are ultraprocessed foods really doing to your health?
- Most ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) are characterized by poor nutritional quality, contributing to excessive calories, and are typically high in saturated fats, added sugars and sodium (salt), the combination of which is often abbreviated as…
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Losing weight but gaining weakness? What Ozempic might be doing to your muscles
As use of the popular anti-diabetic and weight-loss drug Ozempic skyrockets, so have concerns about the medication’s side effects. One such side effect is loss of “lean mass” — body weight that isn’t fat — raising concerns that Ozempic could be…
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Can a diet really ease lipoedema? Sunniva’s journey to pain relief and weight loss
- Lipoedema is thought to be a common, but little-known disease that mainly affects women.
- The disease is painful. Lipoedema is characterized by disproportionate and excess fatty tissue on the thighs and calves, and sometimes on the arms,…
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Scientists just found a tiny molecule that could change how we lose weight
The obesity rate has more than doubled in the last 30 years, affecting more than one billion people worldwide. This prevalent condition is also linked to other metabolic disorders, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, chronic…
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Childhood Vaccination Rates Fell Further In 2024-2025 School Year
As of July 29, there’s already been a total of 1,333 confirmed measles cases across 40 jurisdictions, according to CDC data. (Photo by Natalie Behring/Getty Images)
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Childhood vaccination rates dropped even further for the 2024-2025…
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Scientists uncover hidden brain shortcut to weight loss without the nausea
Weight loss and diabetes drugs on the market often do not achieve long-term weight loss for patients. GLP-1 drugs target brain neurons that control appetite but frequently cause side effects. Nausea and vomiting force 70% of patients to stop…
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New Executive Order Gives Trump Greater Control Over Science Grants
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on Thursday that will give him and whomever he appoints unprecedented control over who and what projects receive what type of scientific funding from the federal government. (Photo by MEHMET…
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This Startup Aims To Grow New Mini-Organs In Patients
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at the U.K.’s first space launch license, growing mini-organs instead of transplanting them, nuclear reactors on the Moon and more. You can sign up to get The Prototype in your inbox here.
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Drugmakers Are Embracing Direct-To-Consumer Sales. That’s Fantastic News For Patients.
“By embracing a DTC sales model, pharmaceutical companies and the patients that consume their drugs can essentially cut PBMs and other middlemen out of the picture,” writes Pipes.
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Several Big Pharma companies have started selling their drugs…