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Tai Chi for Insomnia; WHO Guidance on GLP-1 Drugs

(MedPage Today) — TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical…

Saturday links: the new establishment

Autos Why VW is struggling. (ft.com) The Trump administration wants to roll back fuel efficiency standards. (arstechnica.com) Why you should compare Uber and Lyft prices before booking a ride. (yahoo.com) Five insights from “Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile” by Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon, and Aaron Naparstek. (nextbigideaclub.com) Helsinki went […]

What Happens At ‘Code Red’ OpenAI

Welcome, Weekenders! First, an exciting announcement: Amy Dockser Marcus, a Pulitzer Prize–winning former Wall Street Journal reporter, is joining The Information to cover health and science for Weekend. She begins next week.  Amy has long chronicled those two fields, penning memorable pieces about fertility, DNA testing and how many of you badly want to live […]

Pharma Launches “Ozempic For Cats” Study [VIDEO]

CBS News reports: Popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs could soon be available for pets. Okava Pharmaceuticals, based in San Francisco, just launched MEOW-1 — a clinical study that utilizes a tiny, under-the skin implant in 50 cats to release a GLP-1 medication drug over six months. It has the potential to enhance cats’ quality of […]

Teva Crushes Earnings as Pfizer Struggles to Replace COVID Revenue

Quick Read Pfizer (PFE) posted Q3 revenue of $16.65B down 5.9% as COVID products declined sharply. Paxlovid dropped 55% and Comirnaty fell 20%. Teva (TEVA) delivered its 11th consecutive quarter of growth with revenue up 3.4% to $4.48B. AUSTEDO surged 38% to $618M and drove the innovative portfolio expansion. Teva crushed EPS estimates by 16% […]

Can Weight-Loss Drugs Be Fair in Sports? Serena Williams Just Raised the Stakes

An earthquake shook the sporting universe this week: Serena Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion, has taken the first step toward a potential comeback by reentering the sport’s anti-doping test pool. After news reports surfaced on Tuesday of her registration with the International Tennis Integrity Agency, Williams tried to quell speculation about a potential […]