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U.S. excess deaths continued to rise even after the COVID-19 pandemic
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U.S. excess deaths continued to rise even after the COVID-19 pandemic

On May 23, 2025 a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) led study revealed that there were…

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New study aims to uncover the genetics of anorexia and other eating disorders
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New study aims to uncover the genetics of anorexia and other eating disorders

On May 19, 2025, researchers at the Broad Institute Ben Neale and Mark Daly are co-leading the study,…

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Genetic Factors May Influence Liver Fat Even in Healthy Weight People
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Genetic Factors May Influence Liver Fat Even in Healthy Weight People

On May 15, 2025, researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, announced…

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Annual Report to the Nation Shows Cancer Deaths Continue to Decline
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Annual Report to the Nation Shows Cancer Deaths Continue to Decline

On Apr. 21, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that overall death rates from cancer declined steadily among…

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United States Dementia Cases Estimated to Double by 2060
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United States Dementia Cases Estimated to Double by 2060

On Jan. 13, 2025, a study led by NYU Langone Health shows that the risk of developing dementia at…

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FDA Approved First Medication for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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FDA Approved First Medication for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

On Dec. 20, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Eli Lilly’s Zepbound (tirzepatide) for the…

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FDA updates Definition of “Healthy Foods” For  Packaging, first time in three decades
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FDA updates Definition of “Healthy Foods” For Packaging, first time in three decades

On Dec. 19, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it had updated the definition of “healthy…

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tRNAs Help Some mRNAs Get Lost in Translation
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tRNAs Help Some mRNAs Get Lost in Translation

On Nov. 21, 2024, teams at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center report a new way that…

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nearly 260 million people in the U.S. predicted to have overweight or obesity by 2050
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nearly 260 million people in the U.S. predicted to have overweight or obesity by 2050

On Nov. 14, 2024, an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study Collaborator Network warned of an…

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Cleveland Clinic Study Identified Key Factors That Can Impact Long-Term Weight Loss in Patients with Obesity Prescribed GLP-1 RA Medications
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Cleveland Clinic Study Identified Key Factors That Can Impact Long-Term Weight Loss in Patients with Obesity Prescribed GLP-1 RA Medications

On Sep. 13, 2024, a Cleveland Clinic study was announced that identified key factors that can impact the…

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Lilly opened state-of-the-art research and development center in the Boston Seaport
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Lilly opened state-of-the-art research and development center in the Boston Seaport

On Aug. 13, 2024, Eli Lilly announced the opening of the Lilly Seaport Innovation Center (LSC), a research…

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Novo Nordisk announced 4.1 billion USD investment to expand US manufacturing capacity
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Novo Nordisk announced 4.1 billion USD investment to expand US manufacturing capacity

On Jun. 24, 2024, Novo Nordisk announced plans to invest 4.1 billion US dollars to build a second…

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Wegovy received FDA approval for cardiovascular risk reduction in adults with known heart disease or obesity
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Wegovy received FDA approval for cardiovascular risk reduction in adults with known heart disease or obesity

On Mar. 8, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new indication for use of Novo…

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FDA approved new medication for chronic weight management
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FDA approved new medication for chronic weight management

On Nov. 8, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly’s Zepbound (tirzepatide) injection for chronic…

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Food allergy associated with lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection
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Food allergy associated with lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

On Jun. 1, 2022, the U.S. National Institutes of Health announced that an NIH funded study had found…

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Vibativ effectively helped treat secondary bacterial infections in COVID-19 patients
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Vibativ effectively helped treat secondary bacterial infections in COVID-19 patients

On Jun. 21, 2021, Cumberland Pharma released a series of case reports describing the effectiveness of Vibativ (telavancin)…

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FDA approved new rug treatment for chronic weight management, first since 2014
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FDA approved new rug treatment for chronic weight management, first since 2014

On Jun. 4, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it had approved Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy (semaglutide)…

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FDA approved new drug treatment for chronic weight management, first since 2014
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FDA approved new drug treatment for chronic weight management, first since 2014

On Jun. 4, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy (semaglutide) injection (2.4 mg…

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FDA approved Saxenda for the treatment of obesity in adolescents aged 12-17
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FDA approved Saxenda for the treatment of obesity in adolescents aged 12-17

On Dec. 4, 2020, Novo Nordisk announced that the FDA approved an updated label for Saxenda (liraglutide) injection…

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Research confirmed obesity is a cause of kidney disease
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Research confirmed obesity is a cause of kidney disease

On Nov. 4, 2020, scientists at the University of Oxford announced they had discovered that obesity can increase…

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NIH-funded study linked adolescent brain differences to increased waist circumference
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NIH-funded study linked adolescent brain differences to increased waist circumference

On Oct. 13, 2020, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and nine other institutes, all part of…

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USDA research showed higher carbohydrate and balanced fat intake can prevent certain diseases
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USDA research showed higher carbohydrate and balanced fat intake can prevent certain diseases

On Sept. 15, 2020, a team of scientists in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agriculture Research Service…

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Factors inherent to obesity could increase vulnerability to COVID-19
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Factors inherent to obesity could increase vulnerability to COVID-19

On Sept. 15, 2020, UT Southwestern research suggested conditions related to obesity, including inflammation and leaky gut, leave…

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NIH awarded $95 million for Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center
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NIH awarded $95 million for Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center

On Jul. 27, 2020, Albert Einstein College of Medicine announced that it had received a $9.5 million, five-year…

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The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas announced surpassed $2 billion in grants to fight cancer
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The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas announced surpassed $2 billion in grants to fight cancer

On Aug. 24, 2018, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced it passed a $2…

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FDA approved Novo Nordisk’s injection for obesity
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FDA approved Novo Nordisk’s injection for obesity

On Dec. 23, 2014, Novo Nordisk the FDA approved a formulation of Novo Nordiskメs diabetes drug, liraglutide, for…

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Texas Biomed researchers published a genetic linkage map for the rhesus monkey
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Texas Biomed researchers published a genetic linkage map for the rhesus monkey

In 2006, Texas Biomed researchers published a genetic linkage map for the rhesus monkey. In 1999, Texas Biomed…

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Stanford researchers discovered obestatin, a hormone that suppresses appetite
Biotechnology | Diagnostics

Stanford researchers discovered obestatin, a hormone that suppresses appetite

On Nov. 10, 2005, Stanford researchers announced they had discovered obestatin, a hormone that suppresses appetite. The discovery…

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The National Cancer Institute announced the Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer initiative
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The National Cancer Institute announced the Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer initiative

On Oct. 11, 2005, the National Cancer Institute announced the Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC) initiative…

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University of Alabama Mecial Center’s new multi-specialty clinic and College of Community Health Sciences opened
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University of Alabama Mecial Center’s new multi-specialty clinic and College of Community Health Sciences opened

On May 11, 2004, the University of Alabama Medical Center’s opened a new $13.5 million 77,000 square foot…

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