Ozempic's popularity leads to shortages for people with Type 2 diabetes
Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are in such high demand that many patients with Type 2 diabetes can't get them when they need them.
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Astronomers spot a mysterious black hole nestled in a cluster of stars
A report from Nature shows that astronomers may have found a medium-sized black hole, a kind they've long looked for.
Stimulant users caught up in fatal 'fourth wave' of opioid epidemic
Hundreds of Americans continue to die every day from overdoses. More of those deaths now involve stimulants like cocaine and meth mixed with fentanyl. Men of color have been hit particularly hard.
ID please. Should kids be able to buy nonalcoholic beer, wine and mocktails?
Most states currently don't have age limits for buying zero-proof beverages that look and taste like beer, wine and liquor. But some researchers argue they could be a gateway into drinking for kids.
'Body Electric': If a bot relationship feels real, should we care that it's not?
Experts say friendships can be good for health. What are the implications if those relationships are fabricated by artificial intelligence?
NC Medicaid expansion closing in on goal of 600,000 enrollments in less than one year
More than three-fourths of those eligible for Medicaid expansion have now gained coverage in less than a year since the change, according to the state.
Doctors try a controversial technique to reduce the transplant organ shortage
Doctors say they can boost the odds donated organs will be usable by restarting blood circulation with a pump after donors are declared dead. Critics say the procedure blurs the definition of death.
Transplant team finally succeeds in using controversial new organ recovery strategy
Many transplant programs are using a controversial procedure called normothermic regional perfusion to obtain organs from donors. After a donor is declared dead, circulation is restarted with a pump.
Non-alcoholic adult beverages should have an age limit too, some researchers say
Should non-alcoholic beverages that look or taste like beer and liquor be only for adults? Stanford researchers call for age limits on NA adult beverages, likening them to candy cigarettes.
Debate flares over how quickly to replace many lead service lines
The EPA is trying to crack down on lead pipes that bring water into homes. But a looming deadline — and the election — will determine if it follows a Biden plan to replace pipes or a Trump plan.