Pandemic & Plagues Update – November 12, 2025

Good to #KNOW How long does covid booster protection last? A new study offers answers. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202… [image or embed] — justfara (@justfara.bsky.social) November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM Gift link: … Researchers analyzed data from approximately 1.8 million Americans between August 2024 and April 2025, of whom only about 13 percent received the 2024–2025 coronavirus […]

Can GLP-1 Drugs Protect Against Lung Cancer in T2D?

Patients with type 2 diabetes who use GLP-1 receptor agonists have a significantly lower risk for lung cancer than those who use DPP-4 inhibitors, according to a large retrospective cohort study. Medscape Medical News

Itching at the GLP-1 site of injection

Some people will get itching at the site of injection of the GLP-1 drugs. This is not common but is irritating. There are some things you can do to lessen the severity of the reaction.

Now You Can Wear Your Vitamins

Last Thursday, in lieu of my afternoon coffee, I placed a sticker on the inside of my wrist. It was transparent, about the size of a dime, and printed with a line drawing of a lightning bolt—which, I hoped, represented the power about to be zapped into my radial vein. The patch had, after all, […]

Jim Cramer Says “I Think Pfizer’s Very Smart to Buy Metsera”

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer offered insights on. Cramer discussed the company’s acquisition of Metsera during the episode. He commented: “There’s room for more than one winner in this race for GLP-1 weight loss supremacy, but some of these winners are going to be bigger than others. This morning, the […]