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The weight-loss drug boom has become one of the internet's biggest scams
As demand for obesity drugs like Wegovy, Zepbound, Mounjaro and Ozempic, outpaces supply, online scams are rising, according to cybersecurity experts.CNBC - Dec. 8 -
Fentanyl may enter the US from Mexico, but the drug of choice there is different
Use of crystal meth is soaring among workers, partiers and the young and threatening a public health crisis. All night, Daniela stares at screens in the warehouse where she works as a security ...The Guardian - Dec. 8 -
Seven people arrested in alleged Rutgers University social media drug ring
Seven people have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged social media drug ring at Rutgers University, authorities announced this week.NBC News - Dec. 7 -
Drugs seized and arrests made in police crackdown
Police say they are determined to create a "hostile environment" for drug dealers in the county.Yahoo Sports - Dec. 7 -
CDC warns of new drug more deadly than fentanyl
A more potent form of fentanyl is contributing to the thousands of overdose deaths that happen every year, health officials warn. An extremely powerful derivative of fentanyl, called carfentanil, ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Indonesia agrees to repatriate Filipino woman who spent years on death row over drug trafficking
Indonesia and the Philippines signed a deal on Friday to repatriate a Filipino death-row drug convict, as the new administration of President Prabowo Subianto seeks to shore up diplomatic ties with ...ABC News - Dec. 6 -
Canada bans more types of firearms and proposes donating guns to Ukraine
The Canadian government is outlawing another 324 firearm varieties — guns the public safety minister says belong on the battlefield, not in the hands of hunters or sport shootersABC News - Dec. 5 -
U.S. drug store closures create pharmacy deserts
The closures of both independent and big chain drug stores across the U.S. has become a trend that is having a serious impact on health care. Mark Strassmann examines what is behind the change and ...CBS News - Dec. 5 -
Weight-loss drug Mounjaro 'changed my life,' says mother-of-two
People struggling with their weight welcome the NHS rollout of Mounjaro but worry about delays.BBC News - Dec. 5 -
Bahamian police chief resigns after US indicts officers in a massive drug trafficking case
The police commissioner of the Bahamas has resigned after two officers and a sergeant were recently indicted in the U.S. in what federal authorities have described as a case of massive drug ...ABC News - Dec. 5 -
Prescription fills for weight loss drugs Zepbound and Wegovy more than doubled in 2024, GoodRx says
The jump in prescription fills comes despite limited insurance coverage and high out-of-pocket costs for Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound.CNBC - Dec. 5 -
Legendary drug lord released after serving 25 years in U.S. prison
Fabio Ochoa Vásquez and his brothers amassed a fortune when cocaine started flooding the U.S. in the late 1970s and early 1980s.CBS News - Dec. 5 -
Want to Be Happier, and More Satisfied and Fulfilled? Why People With High Emotional Intelligence Avoid This Type of Conditional Thinking
Waiting for someday may keep you from ever achieving a goal. It will also leave you feeing a lot less happy and fulfilled today.Inc. - Dec. 5 -
Millions will have to wait up to 12 years for NHS weight-loss drug
Fears that giving 3.4 million people immediate access to new weight-loss drug could overwhelm NHS.BBC News - Dec. 5 -
NFL tweaks its drug policy, increasing levels for a positive THC test
The NFL and the league’s players’ union agreed to modify their substance abuse policy, increasing the THC level for a positive test, according to a memo that was sent to agents and players on ...ABC News - Dec. 4 -
Legendary Medellin cartel drug lord released from US prison after serving 25 years
One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a federal prison in the U.S. and is expected to be deported back homeABC News - Dec. 4 -
Eating dark chocolate regularly could reduce type 2 diabetes risk, study finds
Researchers say risk could be reduced by 21% but connection ‘controversial’. Eating a few pieces of dark chocolate five times a week while avoiding milk chocolate has been linked to a reduced risk ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
Mexico announces record drug seizure one week after Trump threatens tariffs
Soldiers and marines discover drugs in Sinaloa, while separately authorities arrest more than 5,200 migrants. Mexican security forces have impounded more than a ton of fentanyl pills in what ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
Will Trump nix Biden’s coverage plan for weight-loss drugs? It’ll be a close call.
While President-elect Donald Trump looks poised to scrap many policies of the Biden administration, one veteran analyst says it’s possible he could end up supporting the Democratic incumbent’s ...MarketWatch - Dec. 4 -
Eli Lilly's obesity drug beats rival in head-to-head trial — where Cramer sees shares going next
New trial data has cemented Club holding Eli Lilly's pole position in the highly competitive weight loss drug race.CNBC - Dec. 4 -
Almost 30 Percent of U.S. Drug Stores Closed in a Decade, Study Says
Closures by big chains and independent stores hit poorer neighborhoods hardest, researchers found.Inc. - Dec. 4 -
Russian criminals helped UK drug gangs launder lockdown cash
UK drug gangs paid Russian criminals to swap their dirty street cash for untraceable cryptocurrency, police say.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
Police in Trinidad and Tobago seize $6 million worth of drugs from a boat
Police in Trinidad and Tobago said they have confiscated more than $6 million worth of drugs, one of the biggest seizures in the history of the twin-island Caribbean nationABC News - Dec. 4 -
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A rival weight loss drug to Wegovy helped people shed more pounds, study shows
People who took Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, shed more pounds than those on Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy in a clinical trial, Lilly said in a release Wednesday.NBC News - Dec. 4 -
Defense for Nima Momeni claims Bob Lee did drugs with murder weapon
Attorneys for defendant Nima Momeni on Tuesday wrapped up their closing argument with a surprise video clip they claimed showed stabbing victim and Cash App founder Bob Lee doing cocaine with the ...CBS News - Dec. 4 -
Japanese court convicts Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs
A Japanese court sentenced an Australian woman who says she was tricked amphetamines into the country to six years in prison, despite accepting her testimony that she was the victim of an online ...ABC News - Dec. 4 -
Embrace This Type of Failure, Science Says
Discover why failing well is crucial for your success—and how to do it right.Inc. - Dec. 4 -
Donna Nelson, who claims she was love scam victim, jailed for smuggling drugs into Japan
Donna Nelson sentenced to six years in prison after court finds her guilty of bringing methamphetamine into country. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
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Mark Cuban’s War on Drug Prices: ‘How Much Fucking Money Do I Need?’
“I’m not trying to land on Mars,” Cost Plus Drugs founder Mark Cuban joked at WIRED’s The Big Interview event.Wired - Dec. 3 -
Jaguar reveals 'Type 00' concept car, first under controversial new brand identity
Famed British carmaker Jaguar revealed its new vehicle design direction Monday night with the introduction of an all-electric concept car called “Type 00.”NBC News - Dec. 3 -
Two drug arrests after Belfast nightclub death
Chloe Ferris, who was in her 20s, died at Lux in the early hours of Sunday morning.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
Terns Pharma broadens beyond obesity drugs with upbeat data in leukemia trial
Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s stock jumped 7.5% premarket Tuesday, after the company announced positive data from an early-stage trial of a treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia.MarketWatch - Dec. 3 -
5 Australians serving life sentences for drugs in Indonesia could soon return home
The remaining five Australians from the Bali Nine group who are serving life sentences for drug smuggling in Indonesia could be repatriated home this month as Indonesia and Australia put finishing ...ABC News - Dec. 3 -
Jaguar reveals 'Type 00' concept car, first under controversial new brand identity
Famed British carmaker Jaguar revealed its new vehicle design direction Monday night with the introduction of an all-electric concept car called "Type 00."CNBC - Dec. 3 -
Jaguar Type 00 EV: Price, Specs, Availability
Bypassing 90 years of heritage and unashamedly looking unlike anything else on the road, the brand's radical relaunch EV could be as polarizing as the ad campaign that preceded it.Wired - Dec. 3 -
Better drugs through AI? Insitro CEO on what machine learning can teach Big Pharma
Artificial intelligence is changing the way industries do businessABC News - Dec. 2 -
A Norwegian rapper suspected of drug crimes and assault is arrested in Poland
Poland's police say they have arrested and opened an extradition procedure for a Norwegian rapper who is wanted in his country for alleged drug crimes, causing bodily harm to a person and assault ...ABC News - Dec. 2
