Tag: Diabetes
A study linking popular weight loss drug to suicide risk again raises long-standing safety questions
Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 to connect with a trained counselor, or visit the 988 Lifeline website.
People taking semaglutide, the popular medication for diabetes and weight loss, are more likely to report having thoughts of suicide compared with those taking other drugs, according to a new study of an international drug safety database. But the finding is the latest see-saw of scientific evidence on the risk of depression and suicide tied to the popular medications — and critics say evidence that the drugs cause problems with mood is limited.
A study linking popular weight loss drug to suicide risk again raises long-standing safety questions
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Ian Douglas, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine:
I am an epidemiologist, currently funded by GlaxoSmithKline. I initially studied physiology at BSc and PhD level in Manchester. Since then, I spent several years at the UK Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and in the pharmaceutical industry investigating adverse effects of drugs – both in clinical trials and post-marketing. I completed the MSc in epidemiology at LSHTM in 2005.
Previously:
Medicare to cover obesity drugs, but not for weight loss
Wegovy, Rybelsus, and Ozempic, are the different brand names for Semaglutide. They have a black box warning for Medullary thyroid cancer.* 🤦🏼♀️
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Everything We Learned From Oprah’s Weight Loss Special
Using Mounjaro may increase your risk of developing thyroid cancer.
6 proven health benefits of magnesium—a critical mineral you’re probably not getting enough of
You may already know that magnesium is one of the top supplements for healthy aging, but its benefits go beyond supporting you in your golden years. “It’s essential for all stages of life,” says Andrea Wong, Ph.D., senior vice president for scientific and regulatory affairs at the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN).
6 proven health benefits of magnesium—a critical mineral you’re probably not getting enough of (archived)
Council for Responsible Nutrition is a trade association and lobbying group for the dietary supplement industry…lol.
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US rice exported to Haiti may be harmful to health
Rice exported to Haiti—mostly from the United States—contains unhealthy levels of arsenic and cadmium, which can increase the risk of various cancers, heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses, new research shows.
US rice exported to Haiti may be harmful to health
RFK, Jr.: It’s Not Genetics, It’s Racial Capitalism
Black people were disproportionately impacted by the covid pandemic. The causes of the crisis were systemic, not genetic.
RFK, Jr.: It’s Not Genetics, It’s Racial Capitalism
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‘I thought they’d kill us’: how the US navy terrorized a tiny Puerto Rican island
For decades, the military fired explosives on Vieques. The US citizens who live there still face the consequences
‘I thought they’d kill us’: how the US navy devastated a tiny Puerto Rican island
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Biden to remark on Social Security, Medicare; strategy to end hunger in US includes more benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is laying out its plan to meet an ambitious goal of ending hunger in the U.S. by 2030, including expanding monthly benefits that help low-income Americans buy food.
Biden remarks on Social Security, Medicare; strategy to end hunger in US includes more benefits
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Biden admin to propose nutrition labels on front of food packaging in push to improve health
Because people don’t know how to turn the product around to read labels?!
United States of Death? Study Shows Worrying Mortality Rates of Broken Health System
Researchers find that the nation had become an outlier among other rich countries in mortality rates long before the pandemic—and that Americans are dying younger than their peers abroad.
United States of Death? Study Shows Worrying Mortality Rates of Broken Health System
Cops Throw Man Suffering Diabetic Shock in Jail, Watch Him Die
When he was arrested in February of this year, Gilbert Gil, 67, had committed no crime and had harmed no one. Sadly, however, his innocence offered no protection from the pernicious abuse of the California police state.
Cops Throw Man Suffering Diabetic Shock in Jail, Watch Him Die
It’s sad that the police didn’t think about the possibility of these people having low blood sugar (lack of training?!)! I grew up with a diabetic and when their blood sugar gets too low, they tend to slur their words and their breath can smell like alcohol!
Will you get insulin-cost relief from the inflation bill? Not if you have private insurance
Will you get insulin-cost relief from the inflation bill? Not if you have private insurance
But an out-of-pocket cap identical to that for Medicare was stripped from the bill for those with private insurance because Democrats are trying to pass the bill by a simple majority through the reconciliation process. That requires Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough to vet the provisions. She said most of the health-related features were fine, but the insulin proposal for those who have private insurance, not Medicare, violated the Byrd provision, which says that issues “extraneous to the federal budget” cannot be passed by simple majority through reconciliation.
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Out-of-pocket spending for those with Part D Medicare drug coverage will be capped at $2,000 a year.
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In 2024, a 5% coinsurance payment that now kicks in after someone reaches the catastrophic drug spending level of $7,050 in Medicare will end. Because drug companies set their own prices, 5% on expensive drugs can be a lot of money.
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