5 h. ago Here’s how young Native Americans responded when Newman’s Own and Novo Nordisk let them grant $720K

Young Native Americans are leading efforts to combat food insecurity in tribal communities

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14 h. ago Novo Nordisk’s ‘lottery ticket’: can obesity drugs help treat Alzheimer’s?

Results are due soon from two studies using semaglutide to treat thousands of people with the disease

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3 d. ago Couple win £125k after 'incompetent' man forgets to cancel lottery ticket

Saving for a wedding day involves many sacrifices for the wife and husband-to-be such as avoiding eating out or not booking that summer getaway to the Mediterranean.

Economics

4 d. ago ‘Thank God for just being lazy’: Man wins £125k jackpot after forgetting to cancel lottery ticket

James Adams, 31, was asked by his fiancée to cancel his direct debit to save money for their wedding

Economics

4 d. ago Fat jabs could treat two ‘major causes of illness and death’, say scientists – as current treatments ‘fall short’

WEIGHT loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are powerful tools for tackling obesity and lowering the risk of serious disease. Now new research suggests they could be used to treat two "major causes of illness and death" - drug and alcohol addiction. Scientists say weight loss jabs, usually prescribed for diabetes or obesity, have...

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7 d. ago Bar manager who found out he had won a £4million Omaze mansion while sitting on the toilet is now renting out lush home for £4,000 a WEEK... in city that tried to ban holiday lets

Paul Knight, 47, has said goodbye to pulling pints and clearing tables after discovering his new fortune while on the toilet reading about a lost lottery ticket.

Society

8 d. ago National Lottery urges players to 'check tickets' after UK ticket holder scoops £26million EuroMillions prize

The National Lottery has confirmed that the £10.6m Lotto jackpot remains unclaimed

Economics

1 week ago Weight loss jabs Mounjaro and Wegovy are so effective they should be the first treatment for obesity 'in almost all cases', new guidance says

In new guidance to medics, the European Association for the Study of Obesity praised the drugs' effectiveness and significant health benefits.

Economics

1 week ago Medication designed to treat Alzheimer's patients could be used to boost autistic teen's communication skills, experts discover

Researchers tracking dozens of US teenagers with autism, have found that over half of those who took the drug saw an improvement in their social communication skills.

Science

1 week ago Man finds winning £13million lottery ticket left in jacket for six months

A man left a lottery ticket in his jacket for the entire spring and summer - and when he reached out for his coat, he was shocked to find out he had become a millionaire

Economics

1 week ago Woman wins big after store clerk gave her wrong lottery ticket

‘If the clerk hadn’t made a mistake, I wouldn’t have won’

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2 w. ago England's slimming jab NHS postcode lottery laid bare: Map shows how obese people in some areas are FIVE times more likely to be on drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro

Patients unable to get the jabs through the health service have to fork out hundreds of pounds each month to obtain the injections privately.

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3 w. ago Pfizer amps up push into obesity treatments with $4.9B deal for Metsera

Pfizer is doubling down on obesity treatments by spending $4.9 billion on the development-stage drugmaker Metsera

Economics

3 w. ago Wegovy in pill form could soon be a reality as tests show it is just as effective as shots

It’s unclear how much such a pill would cost, but Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy shots currently go for several hundred dollars each month out of pocket

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3 w. ago Novo Nordisk shares shoot up amid promising results for anti

Stock climbs above £6.5bn in early trading as trial shows ‘significant weight loss’ for pill version of WegovyBusiness live – latest updatesThe value of the drugmaker Novo Nordisk has shot up by more than £6.5bn after research showed its new anti-obesity pill resulted in almost as much weight loss as its Wegovy jab, as it races against its US rival Eli Lilly to get a tablet treatment to market.Stock in the Danish company climbed by more than 4.5% on Thursday morning on hopes it could claw back market share lost to Eli Lilly and cheaper generic versions of GLP-1 drugs. Shares have fallen nearly 60% in the past year as sales slowed. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Novo Nordisk’s new boss wins cautious backing after sweeping cuts

Maziar Mike Doustdar has an onerous in-tray to stop the company falling behind in the lucrative US obesity market

Politics

3 w. ago FDA takes aim at Hims and other telehealth services in drug advertising blitz

The Trump administration has issued its first warnings to online services that offer unofficial versions of popular drugs like the blockbuster obesity treatment Wegovy

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4 w. ago Triple dose of Novo Nordisk drug delivers 19% weight loss in trials

Danish pharma group seeks to broaden options and stay competitive with Eli Lilly

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