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Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy cuts heart risk by 57% versus rival Lilly weight-loss drug in study

(Reuters) -Novo Nordisk said on Sunday its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy cut the risk of heart attack, stroke or death by 57% versus Eli Lilly’s rival medicines Mounjaro and Zepbound in a real-world comparison of overweight and obese patients with cardiovascular disease but ...
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UK confirms H5N1 bird flu outbreak in southwestern England

(Reuters) -The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus was confirmed in poultry at a premises in southwestern England, the UK government said on Sunday. A 3 km (about 2 miles) protection zone and 10 km surveillance zone have been declared around the premises near Exminster ...
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Israel kills Hamas spokesperson as security cabinet meets to discuss expanding offensive in Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military announced Sunday that it killed the longtime spokesperson for Hamas’ armed wing, as the country’s security cabinet met to discuss the expanding offensive in some of Gaza ‘s most populated areas. There were no plans to discuss negotiations for a ceasefire ...
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Doctors may need to rethink decades of routine beta blocker use for some patients after a heart attack, studies suggest

(NEW YORK) -- A large new study conducted in Spain and Italy found that beta blockers, drugs often used to slow the heart rate and lower blood pressure, did not provide clear benefits for heart attack patients whose hearts were still functioning well.The results ...
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AstraZeneca to seek approval for blood pressure drug by year-end

By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) -AstraZeneca plans to file for regulatory approval of its experimental blood pressure treatment before the end of the year, a senior company executive said, about a product seen as key to the drugmaker’s long-term sales strategy. The company is aiming for potential ...
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Social Security whistleblower who claims DOGE mishandled Americans’ sensitive data resigns from post

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Social Security official who has filed a whistleblower complaint alleging the Department of Government Efficiency officials mishandled Americans’ sensitive information says he’s resigning his post because of actions taken against him since making his complaint. Charles Borges, the agency’s chief data ...
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India’s Delhi zoo shut after positive bird flu tests from two storks, Times of India reports

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Two dead storks at Delhi Zoo have tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus, prompting authorities to shut the facility from Saturday, the Times of India reported. A sample from another dead captive bird is being tested as authorities ...
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Cytokinetics’ drug more effective for heart disease symptoms than standard-of-care

By Bhanvi Satija and Mariam Sunny (Reuters) -Cytokinetics’ experimental drug improved symptoms such as shortness of breath and chest pain better than a standard-of-care treatment in patients with a type of heart condition, detailed late-stage study data on Sunday showed. The findings, presented at the ...
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Does a common heart attack pill help everyone? Studies disagree

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -A decades-old pill remains helpful for heart attack patients even with modern treatments that can prevent lasting damage to heart muscle, two large trials have shown. Still unclear is whether all patients, or only some, benefit from so-called beta-blocker drugs, which ...
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World’s first gene-edited horses are shaking up the genteel sport of polo

By Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -They look like ordinary foals, docile with honey brown coats and white facial patches, content to spend their days munching alfalfa in a cordoned-off pasture in rural Buenos Aires province. But these five 10-month-olds are the world’s first genetically edited ...
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Analysis-‘MAHA’ calls for limits on food ads to kids likely to face industry opposition

By Waylon Cunningham and Samantha Marshak (Reuters) -A White House call to curtail the marketing of unhealthy food to children would be vulnerable to industry lobbying that killed previous government efforts, nutrition and public health experts said. U.S. President Donald Trump’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) ...
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US FDA approves injectable version of Eisai-Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug

By Mariam Sunny (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable version of Eisai and Biogen’s Alzheimer’s disease drug Leqembi, the companies said on Friday, allowing for an easier treatment option following an initial intravenous infusion. The approval makes Leqembi the first Alzheimer’s ...
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