Federal drug safety regulators have received nearly 300,000 adverse event reports involving health problems with Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and similar drugs from the same class of medications, highlighting the growing concerns about side effects associated with the widely used diabetes and weight loss treatments. In a report published last week...

FDA Database Reveals High Number of Severe Adverse Events Involving Problem from Ozempic, Similar GLP1 Drugs

Type 2 diabetes can now wear a device that will automatically deliver doses of insulin, following an expanded approval by the FDA on Monday. Called the Omnipod 5, it is the first to be approved for adults with type 2 diabetes and can be worn continuously for up to 3 days, working with a continuous glucose monitor.

Automated Insulin Device Now FDA-Approved for Type 2 Diabetes

The antibody-drug conjugate GSK’227 is intended to treat patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation to the antibody-drug conjugate GSK5764227 (GSK’227) for the treatment of relapsed or refractory extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. GSK’227 manufacturer GSK announced...

GSK’227 Gets FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for ES-SCLC

BGB-16673 has received FDA fast track designation for relapsed or refractory CLL or SLL following 2 or more prior lines of therapy. The FDA has granted fast track designation to BGB-16673 for adult patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) who have previously received 2 or more prior lines of therapy, including a BTK inhibitor and a BCL-2 inhibitor.1.

FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to BGB-16673 in Previously Treated CLL/SLL

GSK plc (. GSK - Free Report) announced that the FDA has granted a Breakthrough Therapy Designation to its investigational B7-H3-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), GSK5764227 (GSK’227), for the treatment of relapsed/refractory extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). The FDA grants Breakthrough Therapy designation to expedite the development and review of...

GSK's ADC Drug for Lung Cancer Gets FDA's Breakthrough Tag

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A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

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‘Any meat items my dogs refuse to eat, I no longer eat.’ It’s said that animals have a “sixth sense,” which affords them an insight human beings cannot match. There are clips of security camera earthquake footage where pets can be seen wigging out seconds before tremors begin.

‘It ain’t food anymore.’: Dairy Queen customer warns against chicken after his dog refuses to eat it

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Four Star General Charles Hamilton, who as head of Army Materiel Command oversaw much of the service's logistics operations, wrote a letter to Army Secretary Wormuth on Friday asking to be reinstated. Hamilton, claimed in the letter that he had to intervene in the Army's Command Assessment Program, or CAP, selection last fall because he felt the process is racist and would unfairly handle the selection of a Black subordinate officer.

Suspended Army 4-Star General Charles Hamilton Appeals for Return of Command

Ozempic and Wegovy may have some new competition. Eli Lilly has announced that its new diabetes drug, Zepbound (tirzepatide), reduced the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 94% in prediabetic adults in a clinical trial. Additionally, treatment with tirzepatide resulted in sustained weight loss through the treatment period, with...

Eli Lilly says its new diabetes drug was 94% effective in clinical trials

The MACI Arthro can be administered through small incisions using custom instruments to repair cartilage defects in the knee. The FDA has approved Vericel Corporation’s MACI for repairing cartilage defects in the knee. According to the company, MACI uses a patient’s own cells cultured on a porcine collagen membrane. This method, also known as MACI Arthro, can be administered through small incisions using custom instruments, providing a substantial improvement in full-thickness cartilage defects up to 4 cm² in size, offering a less invasive option, according to the company.1.

FDA Approves Arthroscopic Delivery of Vericel’s MACI for Knee Cartilage Defects

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Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Tampa, FL

Questions about multiple myeloma regarding treatment options, bone strength and other associated comorbidities were answered by an expert. Multiple myeloma is a rarer disease than other cancers, such as lung or breast cancer, an expert told CURE®. During the CURE® Educated Patient® Multiple Myeloma Summit, patients asked some questions about the disease.

Multiple Myeloma: 8 Frequently Asked Patient Questions

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Solly Chedid, MD, provides clinical insights on quality-of-life assessment practices for patients with MDS. Case: Frontline Use of Erythroid Maturating Agent (EMA): Luspatercept. Clinical Presentation:. 70-year-old man diagnosed 6 months ago with LR-MDS with multilineage dysplasia - moderate anemia (Hb 11.2) and thrombocytosis (PLT 500,000 μl) SF3B1 mutation positive.

Assessing QoL in MDS Patients

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

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A 40-year-old man from Appling County, Christopher Eric Stone, with a significant criminal history, was recently sentenced to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to officials from the Department of Justice.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years for in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution

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Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis are medical terms often mixed up to describe pain and inflammation; however, they are two different conditions with specific characteristics, risk factors, symptoms, and management approaches. Definition. Rheumatism is a more general term that was previously used more frequently by healthcare professionals to describe chronic conditions...

Rheumatism vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis – What You Need to Know

People are excited to use semaglutide, a diabetes drug popular for assisting weight loss that's commonly sold as Ozempic and Wegovy — and there's good reason to be. But the Food and Drug Administration is now warning the public not to get carried away, issuing an alert that it's received reports of people getting hospitalized after overdosing on the drug, in some cases taking up to 20 times the recommended dosage.

FDA Says People Are Taking 20 Times the Proper Dose of Ozempic and Overdosing

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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FDA Fast Tracks BGB-16673 for CLL, SLL

The FDA granted a fast track designation to BGB-16673, a novel drug used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma. The Food and Drug...

FDA Fast Tracks BGB-16673 for CLL, SLL

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