GLP-1 Drugs Now Considered Essential Medicines
For the first time, the World Health Organization has named popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs as essential medicines, a move set to reshape access to the treatments in countries with limited healthcare resources. The move means semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic, and tirzepatide, the active ingredient in…
Eli Lilly: Why Wall Street Still Loves Its GLP-1 Agonist Drugs
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA and imported GLP-1 drugs, a race to develop sleep meds, and more
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was relaxing and invigorating, because that oh-so familiar routine of deadlines, online meetings, and phone calls has predictably returned. But what can you do? The world, such as it is, continues to spin. So time to give it a nudge in […]
WHO adds controversial cancer and diabetes treatments to essential medicines list
The World Health Organization has updated its model lists of essential medicines (EML), adding 20 new treatments for a range of conditions, including a controversial cancer immunotherapy treatment and a series of diabetes drugs.The list of drugs is updated every two years by WHO to guide more than 150 countries on which medicines they should […]
Weight-Loss Drugs for Polycythemia Vera?
Semaglutide and other GLP-1 receptor agonists show robust benefit in polycythemia vera, but it’s unclear whether this is due to anticancer effects or simple weight loss. Medscape Medical News
Biomedicines, Vol. 13, Pages 2192: Contemporary and Emerging Therapeutics in Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome: In Memory of Professor Akira Endo
Biomedicines, Vol. 13, Pages 2192: Contemporary and Emerging Therapeutics in Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome: In Memory of Professor Akira Endo Biomedicines doi: 10.3390/biomedicines13092192 Authors: Inderjeet Singh Bharaj Ajit Brar Aayushi Kacheria Karen Purewal Austin Simister Umabalam Thirupathy Palak Gupta Jasraj Kahlon Juzer Munaim Ei Ei Thwe Samer Ibrahim Valerie Martinez Vargas Krishnaswami Vijayaraghavan Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome […]
GLP-1 MANIA: People used to tell me I had a pretty face. I thought GLP-1 would make my body hot to
GLP-1 MANIA: People used to tell me I had a pretty face. I thought GLP-1 would make my body hot too — but it did something even better. (There was a typo in the link. I fixed it. — Charlie)
What supplements go best with Wegovy?
Hello, I went on wegovy using shemed, and although they have provided me with a nice diet plan, I think there are some supplements that could make it better. I’m fatigued a lot, probably because my portions have reduced significantly in such a short amount of time. honestly all I want to do is sleep. […]
Tesla Hastens the Era of the Trillionaire
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter: • The Big Read: The tech elite sees GLP-1s as all-purpose wonder drugs • The Arena: Inside the NFL’s feud with venerable ol’ Nielsen • The Top 5: The AI era’s favorite hacker houses • Does a shoeless office stink? Depends on who you ask in Silicon Valley • Plus, […]
Saturday links: simply being there
Transport Chinese companies lead in EV technology. (theconversation.com) NYC congestion pricing now only has one opponent worth note. (thezvi.substack.com) How technology could determine if you are ‘too old to drive.’ (axios.com) How an old car gets recycled. (npr.org) Energy Of course China has more people working in clean energy research. (marginalrevolution.com) Not every proposed data […]