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Could obesity drugs help with alcohol cravings? New study suggests potential
A new study suggests that medications that have transformed the treatment of obesity may also help people drink less alcoholABC News - Feb. 12 -
Obesity drugs may help people drink less alcohol: Study
A new study suggests that using weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy can lead to less alcohol consumption. The study, published Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry, looked into 48 people the ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Measles outbreak expands in West Texas
At least two dozen cases of measles have been reported in a West Texas county with one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state. All of the confirmed cases there involve unvaccinated ...CBS News - Feb. 12 -
Digital Bandidos expands game publishing staff
Digital Bandidosannounced it has hired three new leaders as the company strengthens its ability to provide services for game developers.VentureBeat - Feb. 6 -
How the NFL is expanding its fanbase in Brazil
Football fans will have their eyes on New Orleans on Sunday, but the NFL is looking overseas. A record 62.5 million people outside the U.S. watched the Super Bowl last year, and the league is ...CBS News - Feb. 8 -
BCG expands London office in bet on in-person working
US consulting firm is latest company to boost office space in sign of hope for UK capital’s commercial property marketFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
Kendrick Lamar and SZA are expanding their tour to Europe
Fresh off their Super Bowl halftime spectacle, Kendrick Lamar and SZA are expanding their upcoming tour to make stops in EuropeABC News - Feb. 10 -
NHS to expand opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing
The NHS will automatically test patients for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C unless they opt out at 90 hospitals.BBC News - 5d -
Layoffs Expand at Federal Agencies, Part of Trump Purge
Mass firings have rocked multiple agencies as President Trump and Elon Musk ramp up plans to drastically slash and reshape the federal work force.The New York Times - 4d -
Japan’s economy expands for third straight quarter
Growth buoyed by stronger corporate spending despite onset of interest rate risesFinancial Times - 3d -
C.I.A. Expands Secret Drone Flights Over Mexico
The covert program, begun during the Biden administration and stepped up by President Trump, is hunting for the location of fentanyl labs.The New York Times - 1d -
Firings Expand at Interior Department With Purge of Probationary Workers
More than 2,000 workers at the Interior Department were fired in recent days, according to counts from workers groups and those familiar with the cuts, as probationary workers were targeted across ...The New York Times - 1d -
FDA approves new genetic disorder drug
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug to treat a disorder causing the growth of noncancerous tumors on nerves throughout the body. The federal agency said on Tuesday it ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Mexican president blasts US for harboring drug cartels
Claudia Sheinbaum gives riposte to Trump’s accusation of ‘intolerable alliance’ between Mexican government and gangs. Mexico’s president has accused the US of harboring drug cartels and American ...The Guardian - 6d -
American accused of smuggling drugs taken into Russian custody
A court in Russia ordered the 30-day detention of a U.S. citizen suspected of drug smuggling, Moscow courts press service reported Saturday, per the Associated Press. Kalob Wayne Byers, 28, was ...The Hill - 4d -
Mum's 20-year fight for epilepsy drug compensation
Catherine Cox is certain taking valproate while pregnant caused her son's disabilities.BBC News - 3d -
Rape accused denies buying drug to assault women
A Chinese PhD student accused of 10 rapes bought drugs online in order to get high, a court hears.BBC News - 2d -
'It's cruel that I cannot get muscular dystrophy drug'
Alfie, 12, says access to a new drug could help slow down the progression of his incurable condition.BBC News - 1d -
These Drugs Could Offset the Side Effects of Weight Loss
Fat loss often comes with muscle loss.Inc. - 11h -
US designates Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups
US move raises fears in region of cross-border American military intervention such as drone strikesFinancial Times - 9h -
Musk’s expanding role triggers efforts to check his power
Elon Musk has seen a flood of attempts to check his power as he expands into nearly every corner of the government. In the few short weeks that President Trump has been in office, Musk and his team ...The Hill - Feb. 8 -
Inside self-driving Waymo ride as company looks to expand to highways
The future of driving could mean no one behind the wheel -- at least that's what the autonomous driving tech company Waymo is hoping. To shift that goal into high gear, the company has started ...CBS News - Feb. 11 -
Snowflake expands AI tools with Anthropic partnership — what it means for businesses
Snowflake and Anthropic launch Cortex Agents, bringing Claude's enterprise-grade AI capabilities directly into corporate data environments.VentureBeat - Feb. 12 -
Skybound Entertainment expands its universe with Maple Media acquisition
Skybound Entertainment, owner of The Walking Dead, announced the acquisition of Maple Media from Shamrock Capital.VentureBeat - 6d -
Singapore's GDP expands by 4.4% in 2024, fastest growth since 2021
For the fourth quarter, Singapore's GDP grew 5% year on year, higher than the 4.7% forecast by a Reuters poll.CNBC - 6d -
Online searches for gambling addiction surge as sports betting expands, study finds
The study analyzed search queries mentioning gambling, addiction, addict, anonymous or hotline — such as gambling addiction hotline — from January 2016 through June 2024.CBS News - 2d -
Watch: Trump signs executive order at Mar-a-Lago expanding IVF
President Trump gave a press briefing Tuesday afternoon while in Florida. The president was slated to sign an executive order expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF). "The Order directs ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump signs order to expand White House control of independent agencies
President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday aiming to expand the White House’s authority over various independent regulatory agencies, a move likely to prompt legal challenges. Trump issued ...The Hill - 16h -
Green groups sue over Trump moves to expand offshore drilling
Conservation groups filed two legal challenges Wednesday to the Trump administration’s moves to shrink areas protected from offshore oil and gas development. In the first lawsuit, a coalition of ...The Hill - 10h -
Ecuador goes to the polls amid rise in drug-related gang violence
Voters who have become victims of crime wave linked to cocaine trade will determine outcome of presidential election. Ecuadorians are voting in a presidential election that has shaped up to be a ...The Guardian - Feb. 9 -
Police investigate drugging in Super Bowl sports reporter's death
A woman who allegedly had Adan Manzano's cellphone and credit card in her home was arrested on property offenses, police said.ABC News - Feb. 10 -
Three men found guilty of murder in NYC gay bar drugging scheme
Three men were found guilty Monday of murder, robbery and conspiracy in connection with a drugging and robbery scheme that terrorized New York City gay bars and led to the deaths of two victims.NBC News - Feb. 10 -
New treatments are needed for alcohol addiction. Are drugs like Ozempic the answer?
There's growing evidence to suggest that GLP-1 drugs, which include Ozempic's semaglutide, may be useful for treating alcohol use disorder.NBC News - Feb. 10 -
Biogen’s stock slides on soft guidance and a decline in sales of MS drugs
Sales of an Alzheimer’s disease treatment were better than expected, but that and a quarterly beat wasn’t enough to offset below-consensus EPS outlook.MarketWatch - Feb. 12 -
Erasing Escobar: Will Colombia ban the sale of memorabilia of the drug lord?
Politicians in the country want to prohibit the sale of such items, but they face opposition.BBC News - Feb. 13 -
What happens to the body when HIV drugs are stopped for millions of people
A generation has passed since the peak in AIDS-related deathsABC News - 6d -
GE Healthcare’s business grows with boost from imaging and diagnostic drug units
The company said it was “pleased with … strong momentum.”MarketWatch - 6d -
Peruvian policeman in capybara costume makes Valentine's drug bust
Video shows the moment police use fancy dress to carry out a drug raid in Lima, Peru.BBC News - 5d -
Russian court orders US citizen suspected of drug smuggling held in custody
A Moscow court has ordered that a U.S. citizen suspected of drug smuggling should be in pre-trial detention for 30 days, the Moscow courts press service saysABC News - 4d