The FDA recently removed warnings regarding self harming ideation for GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic after a comprehensive meta-analysis found no causal link. While monitoring continues due to the complex relationship between obesity and mental health, clinical data supports the drugs’ safety, as told by Rebeca Funes.
By Luis Mila “You are, in my opinion, the worst sort of drug dealer. You poured thousands of prescription opiates into the streets, to people you knew weren’t taking them as prescribed.” says Judge Irene C. Berger to a defendant at his sentencing hearing in the West Virginia federal court. The defendant, Dr. Michael Kostenko,…
By Veronica Rarick The Zika virus is creeping closer and closer to the United State’s bubble. Dozens of cases have already been reported in Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey and Texas. The mosquito species Aedes Aegypti, which is native to the United States, can carry the disease as a host. However, since no one has…
By Daylin Delgado The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been targeting inaccurate medical tests that have provoked unnecessary abortions, surgeries, prescriptions and an increase in medical costs. In the growing industry of laboratory-developed tests, the federal administration has been searching for ways to regulate and create stricter standards. Some recent laboratory-developed tests haven’t been…