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US health insurance premiums rose nearly 3x the rate of worker earnings over the past 25 years

Vivian Ho and Salpy Kanimian in The Conversation: Some of the premium increases can be attributed to an increase in hospital outpatient visits and coverage of GLP-1 drugs. But research, including our own, suggests that premiums have rapidly escalated mostly because health system consolidation – when hospitals and other health care entities merge – has led hospitals to raise prices […]

IJMS, Vol. 26, Pages 12149: Molecular Mechanisms and Antidiabetic Effects of Mango (Mangifera indica) Leaf Extract as a GLP-1 Analogue in Type 2 Diabetic Rats

IJMS, Vol. 26, Pages 12149: Molecular Mechanisms and Antidiabetic Effects of Mango (Mangifera indica) Leaf Extract as a GLP-1 Analogue in Type 2 Diabetic Rats International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms262412149 Authors: Amporn Jariyapongskul Pornthip Boonsri Itthipol Sungwienwong Kulvadee Dolsophon Nuttapon Apiratikul Piyada Jittangprasert Pornnapa Sitthisuk Ruttachuk Rungsiwiwut Siritron Samosorn Sunit Suksamrarn Ramida Watanapokasin […]

Novo Nordisk (NVO) Hit By Lowered Guidance

GreensKeeper Asset Management, an investment management company, released its third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Value Fund has ended the quarter with a +4.0% gain, taking the YTD return to +0.2% net of fees and expenses. The US dollar continued to pose a challenge, negatively impacting performance […]

6 Top-Performing ETF Areas of Last Week

Wall Street was upbeat last week. The S&P 500 lost 0.6%, the Dow Jones advanced 1.1% and the Nasdaq retreated about 1.6% last week. The tech stocks were beaten down, taking a toll on the Nasdaq-100 as well as the S&P 500. Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF MAGS lost 1.7% last week, while State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR […]

Mondelez International, Inc. (MDLZ) Makes Jefferies’ Preferred Picks List in Food Sector

Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) is among the consumer defensive stocks to buy according to analysts. On December 12, Jefferies maintained its top picks in the food industry and named Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) among “its preferred large-cap selections.” The firm noted that despite current consumer challenges expected to carry into next year, there is potential […]

Evidation Shares Insights on Real-World GLP-1 Dosing Behaviors from Over 60,000 Individuals

SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Evidation, the leader in direct-from-participant real-world data and health research, is announcing new preliminary insights suggesting that nearly 1 in 7 injectable GLP-1 users are microdosing, that microdosing is largely patient-driven, and that there are multiple relevant influences driving microdosing decisions. Evidation has been conducting ongoing, multimodal, participant-consented research within a discrete […]

People Are Injecting Themselves With an Experimental New Weight Loss Drug

Retatrutide, a new weight loss from Eli Lilly, isn’t even out yet. For tht matter, it hasn’t even finished human clinical trials. But it’s already garnered a cult-like following, Wired reports, with adherents swearing by its miraculous benefits. Lilly’s drug works similarly to semaglutide, which is sold by Novo Nordisk under the brand names Ozempic […]