Head of addiction medicine society warns of treatment cuts and rising threat of gambling

BOSTON — The president of a leading addiction medicine group issued stark warnings on hardline Trump administration policies on substance use, low rates of addiction treatment uptake, and a rise in problem gambling.  But Stephen Taylor, the president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, tempered his remarks with optimism. In particular, he expressed hope […]

Novo GLP-1 pill OK’d in U.S. for heart disease risk (NVO:NYSE) – Seeking Alpha

Novo GLP-1 pill OK’d in U.S. for heart disease risk (NVO:NYSE)  Seeking Alpha FDA Approves Novo Nordisk’s Rybelsus Diabetes Pill to Reduce Heart Risk  The Wall Street Journal First oral GLP-1 cuts cardiovascular risk by 14% – and it’s now FDA-approved  New Atlas FDA approves Novo Nordisk’s oral semaglutide for cardiovascular (CV) risk reduction in adults with type […]

BF Biosciences brings GLP-1 manufacturing to Pakistan

BF Biosciences Ltd has begun local manufacturing of tirzepatide, bringing one of the world’s most sought-after metabolic drugs into production on Pakistani soil. In a material disclosure to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, the company said it has launched Zeptide (tirzepatide) in an easy-to-use pre-filled syringe, produced at its new European-specification pre-filled syringes facility. The company […]

First oral GLP-1 cuts cardiovascular risk by 14% – and it’s now FDA-approved

The age of the GLP-1 drug has reached yet another milestone, with the US Food and Drug Administration green-lighting Novo Nordisk’s once-daily oral semaglutide pill to treat people at high risk of cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke. Continue Reading Category: Diabetes, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind Tags: Novo Nordisk, Heart Disease, Cardiovascular […]

Doctors Just Found Something Fascinating About What Happens When You Drink on Ozempic

GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy, were originally intended to treat diabetes — and didn’t become blockbuster prescriptions until doctors realized that they were also potent weight loss aids that seem to re-wire patients’ relationship to food and satiety. Since then, it’s slowly been emerging that they have […]

Fight Aging! Newsletter, October 20th 2025

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