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In Mississippi, Medicaid Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs Fails to Catch On

COLUMBUS, Miss. — April Hines has battled with her weight since she was a teenager. But in the past couple of years, she’s fallen from 600 pounds to 385, and her blood pressure and blood sugar levels are down, too. “I’m not as fatigued as I used to be, and I’ve been able to go […]

GLP-1 craze fuels rise of protein snacks with new Protein Pop-Tarts, Doritos coming – Axios

GLP-1 craze fuels rise of protein snacks with new Protein Pop-Tarts, Doritos coming  Axios Pop-Tarts Is Releasing a First-Of-Its-Kind Product—and We Want Every Flavor  Allrecipes Food firms scramble to meet the high-protein craze  BBC From Doritos to Pop-Tarts, Big Food’s $67 billion obsession is protein-packed everything: ‘It’s going to keep coming’  Fortune Pop-Tarts brings back #1 fan-requested flavor, launches […]

Infected necrotizing pancreatitis: clinical features, microbial patterns, and outcomes in a Saudi tertiary center

Infected necrotizing pancreatitis (INP) is a severe complication of acute pancreatitis (AP) associated with high morbidity and mortality, yet regional data remain limited. We retrospectively reviewed 119 patients admitted with AP to the King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, between 2017 and 2025 to characterize risk factors, microbiological profiles, and management strategies. Of these […]

Biocatalytic shortcut gives GLP-1-like peptides a makeover, boosting stability and potential for new therapies

GLP-1–pathway agonists such as semaglutide and newer multi-agonists have transformed care for obesity and diabetes, yet developers still wrestle with durability, tissue targeting, and signal “bias.” Macrocyclization, tying part of a peptide into a ring, can shield drugs from degradation and favor bioactive shapes, but conventional chemistry can be costly and hard to apply late […]

Independence Bank of Kentucky Buys Another $3.1 Million Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) Shares

Key Points Independence Bank bought 4,193 LLY shares; estimated trade value ~$3.12 million based on average price for the quarter. The transaction represented 0.4% of the fund’s reportable U.S. equity AUM for the period. The bank’s post-trade LLY stake: 14,521 shares, valued at $11.08 million as of September 30, 2025. Eli Lilly now accounts for […]

‘Dry January’ helped drive drinking rates to 96-year low

Health ‘Dry January’ helped drive drinking rates to 96-year low Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer October 14, 2025 8 min read Health experts say rise of sober-curious movement, shifts in tech, meds likely made difference in wake of pandemic excess Are shifts in drinking culture, wearable technology, and drug research combining to help cut alcohol […]