Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg steered the company through a “year of efficiency” that saw massive layoffs and record profits. Alex Wong—Getty Images Lots of big tech companies are slimming down and cutting their workforces. This corporate trimming of the fat has become common in the tech sector over the past couple of years. Well-known marketing …
InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. Irregular heartbeats can frequently lead to blood clots and put patients at risk for strokes. getty The number of Americans with irregular heartbeats, known as atrial fibrillation, is expected to top 12 million people by the end of the …
InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. On a chemical level, Zepbound is the same as Mounjaro, Lilly’s GLP-1 agonist already approved to treat diabetes. Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The FDA approved Eli Lilly’s injectable weight loss drug today to be marketed …
InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. President Joe Biden signs executive order on artificial intelligence. Getty Images The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a call for two different types of health-related artificial intelligence tools on the heels of President Joe Biden’s AI executive …
InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. Teva is focused on ensuring the safety of its employees and doesn’t expect the war to have a “meaningful impact” on its business. AFP via Getty Images More than 2,250 people have been killed since the Palestinian militant group …
On September 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added ileus—which can result in … [+] intestinal blockage—as a possible adverse event to the Ozempic label. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Apparently, some people taking Ozempic have had a gut feeling. That’s a gut feeling in an ill …
Topline Researchers have discovered gut microbes that could one day be harnessed to help diagnose, prevent and treat conditions like obesity, prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, according to research published Wednesday in Nature, the latest breakthrough in our understanding of the human microbiome that promises to unlock a new era of medical innovation. Gut bacteria …
People have been using “Ozempic face”, “Ozempic butt” and “Ozempic finger” to describe effects of … [+] the rapid weight loss from using the diabetes drug Ozempic and other forms of semaglutide. (Photo illustration by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Getty Images Let’s acknowledge it. The phenomenon known as “Ozempic face” is just one of the consequences …
Is berberine a viable alternative to Ozempic, a medication approved by the U.S. FDA for weight loss? TikTok users have coined the term “Nature’s Ozempic” while claiming that berberine can help you lose weight like Ozempic can. However, getting health advice from social media can be risky. It’s better to review the scientific evidence before …