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There is a core concept shaping the ‘market’ in health, the concept of an assay, that few doctors or patients understand.

The published literature is misleading, as the negative Xanax trials either went unpublished or were spun to appear positive.

Researchers from Boston and Oregon reviewed studies that looked at Xanaxs efficacy. They found several examples of publication bias that exaggerated how positive results were.

Knock-off versions of Eli Lillys retatrutide, hailed as a potential new Ozempic, are being sold directly to US consumers via Chinese websites despite being years away from regulatory approval.

Hundreds of Americans have reported experiencing suicidal thoughts and depression while on blockbuster weight loss medications. European regulators are investigating.

Dawn Heidlebaugh felt trapped in a disturbing pattern while taking Ozempic, the popular drug used to treat diabetes and obesity. Each Sunday for more than a year, the 53-year-old Ohio real estate agent took her weekly injection to help control her blood sugar. Then every Tuesday, she felt lethargic, depressed and sometimes suicidal, thinking her husband and four children might...

“I knew it was the drug,” said Heidlebaugh, who said she had not previously suffered from depression. Heidlebaugh is one of four U.S. patients who told Reuters about experiencing suicidal thoughts while taking Novo Nordisk’s popular Ozempic drug, approved to treat type 2 diabetes, or Wegovy, another Novo top-seller approved for weight loss. A fifth patient said he experienced depression and suicidal thoughts after taking Mounjaro, a similar diabetes medicine from Eli Lilly...

Reuters found 265 cases of suicidal thoughts or behaviour related to these drugs in the US FDAs database since 2010, with 36 involving suicide

MDMA may soon join the psychedelic drug resurgence—not for partying, but for tackling severe mental trauma, such as post-traumatic stress disorder.

It might be good for science if NASA got involved with the search for aliens on Earth, life-changing cystic fibrosis treatment wins the Breakthrough Prize and a tiny jumping robot that is powered by explosions. Artificial intelligence diagnoses and predicts the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, heart failure and more from images of a person’s retinas. Plus, a ‘Pandora’s box’ of new protein shapes has been discovered and why breast cancer often spreads to the s...