A step forward for knee osteoarthritis pain . . . and other research

Liraglutide for minor acute ischaemic strokePeople with diabetes who have a minor acute ischaemic stroke are at high risk of having another stroke within three months. A small open label trial set in China suggests that this may be reduced by liraglutide, the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist. Of the 317 patients in the liraglutide […]

Equinox has too many next big bets to count

It took the Equinox Group—the parent company of luxury gym chain Equinox, Equinox hotels, and Soulcycle—around five years to recover from COVID. But the company has recovered, claiming that 2025 will be a record year from a profitability perspective. This year, it announced big plans for expansion. Harvey Spevak, executive chairman and managing partner of […]

New daily fat jab PILL is ‘cheaper, highly effective and has fewer side effects’

A WEIGHT loss pill set to be available next year will be a cheaper, easier and effective alternative to Mounjaro injections, say experts. They hope orforglipron will “open the door to treatment for all”. The one-a-day tablet banishes hunger cravings and boosts fat burning and works the same way as blockbuster GLP-1 injections including Ozempic…