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Sports - ESPN
Pogba: 'Anger' will make me better after drug ban
Paul Pogba has warned he will return to football "even better" from his ban for taking a prohibited substance, stating that he is driven by "anger" at his absence.2 days ago -
World - The Guardian
Lucy Letby gave baby morphine overdose years before first murder, inquiry hears
Newborn received 10 times the correct amount of painkiller and could have died if colleagues had not spotted error. Lucy Letby gave a potentially fatal dose of morphine to a newborn baby two years ...2 days ago -
Tech - Wired
JD Vance Adviser Posted on Reddit for Years About Use of Cocaine, ‘Gas Station Heroin,’ Other Drugs
Aaron Kofsky, JD Vance’s financial policy adviser, called Vance “a Trump boot licker” and instructed users on how to transport drugs through TSA in the posts. “Coke then opiates is always my ...2 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Letby gave baby overdose two years before murders
Lucy Letby was reportedly "unhappy" at being told she could no longer administer controlled drugs.2 days ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Eli Lilly to trial use of weight loss drugs to combat unemployment in U.K.
U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is exploring whether obesity drugs could be used to curb joblessness after signing a major investment deal with the U.K.2 days ago -
World - The Guardian
Weight-loss drug firm accused of prioritising profits after halting insulin pen production
Novo Nordisk’s decision will force people in developing countries to use outdated glass vials and syringes, warn campaigners. The pharmaceutical company behind injectable weight-loss drugs has been ...2 days ago -
World - ABC News
Hezbollah vows to expand attacks in Israel after deadly strike in Lebanon's Christian heartland
Hezbollah's acting leader says the militant group will aim rockets into more areas of Israel3 days ago - Israel -
Top stories - BBC News
UN urges probe into deadly Israeli strike on north Lebanon
It says Monday's attack on Aitou raises "real concerns" with respect to international humanitarian law.3 days ago - Israel -
Business - CNBC
Healthy Returns: Covering weight loss drugs could cost Medicare $35 billion through 2034
Medicare coverage of the drugs would up federal spending by $35 billion from 2026 to 2034. Meanwhile, CNBC tests Abbott's continuous glucose monitor Lingo.3 days ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Deadly strikes at Gaza hospital as Israel potentially signals Iran attack response
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly signaled a potential response to Iran's missile attacks. This comes as more details emerge about an Israeli attack at a Gaza hospital. CBS ...3 days ago - Israel -
Health - ABC News
Puerto Rico police investigate 8 deaths and about two dozen suspected fentanyl overdoses in one town
At least eight people have died in a town on Puerto Rico’s north coast in recent days after authorities say around two dozen suffered from suspected overdoses linked to drugs likely contaminated ...3 days ago -
World - ABC News
Puerto Rico police investigate 8 deaths and about two dozen suspected fentanyl overdoses in one town
At least eight people have died in a town on Puerto Rico’s north coast in recent days after authorities say around two dozen suffered from suspected overdoses linked to drugs likely contaminated ...3 days ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
Supreme Court Leans Toward Truck Driver Fired Over Drug Test
The driver, Douglas Horn, sued the maker of a product said to be free of THC under a federal racketeering law, saying he had suffered a business injury.3 days ago -
World - The New York Times
Could Weight-Loss Drugs Help Get People Back to Work? The U.K. Wants to Find Out.
The British government announced a multimillion dollar pharmaceutical partnership with Eli Lilly, including a trial that will study the impact of a weight-loss drug on work and productivity.3 days ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Supreme Court to hear case of man who failed drug test after ingesting mislabeled product with THC
The Supreme Court will hear a case involving a mislabeled medical marijuana product. A commercial truck driver suffering from hip and shoulder injuries took the product which claimed to have zero ...3 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Prison gangs: ‘I've chopped people, attacked staff, hidden drugs’
The BBC finds gang warfare in jails is rife, and lack of space makes it difficult to keep rivals apart.3 days ago -
Health - ABC News
USDA launches an internal investigation into the deadly Boar's Head outbreak
U.S. Agriculture Department officials have launched an internal investigation into how the agency handled reports of serious problems tied to a deadly listeria outbreak at a Boar's Head deli meat ...3 days ago -
Business - CNBC
Eli Lilly to trial use of weight loss drugs to combat unemployment in UK
U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is exploring whether obesity drugs could be used to curb joblessness after signing a major investment deal with the U.K.3 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Will weight-loss drugs help jobless get back into work?
Ministers are lauding the new generation of weight-loss drugs - but are they really the solution?3 days ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Maine shooting survivors claim Army negligence and FDA's weight-loss drug decision: Morning Rundown
Detroit, TCF Center, 2024 election, Harris in Pennsylvania, Lewiston Maine shooting, Trump rally shooting survivors, giant pandas at National Zoo, Mount Everest3 days ago -
World - The New York Times
Deadly Israeli Strike Hits Central Gaza Hospital Complex
Israel said it targeted Hamas fighters inside the hospital compound, where displaced people were living in tents. A separate strike killed several people at a Gazan school turned shelter.3 days ago - Israel -
Politics - The Hill
FDA will reconsider decision barring copycat versions of Lilly weight loss drug
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will reconsider its decision to remove Eli Lilly’s blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drug from its official shortage list and allow compounding ...4 days ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Deadly train crash in New Jersey
A River Line train struck a tree that had fallen on a New Jersey Transit track. The train's operator died and at least 23 were injured. CBS News Philadelphia's Brandon Goldner reports.4 days ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Deadly Hezbollah drone attack hits Israeli base and kills 4, injures dozens
A Hezbollah drone apparently made it past Israel's sophisticated defense system and carried out an attack at a military base in central Israel, officials say. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has more on ...4 days ago - Israel -
World - The Wall Street Journal
Deadly Hezbollah Strike Shows Growing Threat Posed by Drones
The attack by Hezbollah highlights a weak spot in Israel’s vaunted air defense system that military officials say is hard to counter.4 days ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
Deadly Hezbollah Attack Shows Israel’s Weakness Against Drones
Israel has one of the world’s best defenses against missiles and rockets, but struggles to detect slower-moving unmanned aircraft, experts said.4 days ago - Israel -
Business - MarketWatch
Amgen’s stock falls as analyst warns that hype around obesity drug is baked in
Truist analyst Srikripa Devarakonda backs away from bullish call as competition mutes potential for biotech’s drug pipeline.4 days ago -
Business - Financial Times
Demis Hassabis’s drug discovery start-up accelerates spending to ‘solve’ diseases
Losses widen at Isomorphic Labs, as new Nobel Prize winner pushes forward with effort to use AI in healthcare4 days ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Manhunt underway for suspect after deadly home invasion
An urgent manhunt is underway after a deadly home invasion in Michigan. One suspect is in custody, with another on the run after they allegedly impersonated utility workers to gain entry to a home, ...5 days ago