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A person using Ozempic on November 2, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Novo Nordisk, the Danish firm that manufactures Ozempic, has reported record quarterly results, up almost 3% on the stock market. The company's revenues rose by 38% to DKK 58.73 billion, some 7.8 billion euros. Ozempic is a diabetic drug that causes a loss of up to 15% of body weight because it acts as an appetite suppressant, a side effect that has made the drug fashionable on social media as a weight loss drug.
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By Jessica Mathews and Alena Botros
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A Texas company that sells bullets out of an ATM-like machine is gearing up for a quick expansion
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A Texas company that sells bullets out of an ATM-like machine is gearing up for a quick expansion

By Kimberly Chandler and The Associated Press
July 9, 2024
A person using Ozempic on November 2, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Novo Nordisk, the Danish firm that manufactures Ozempic, has reported record quarterly results, up almost 3% on the stock market. The company's revenues rose by 38% to DKK 58.73 billion, some 7.8 billion euros. Ozempic is a diabetic drug that causes a loss of up to 15% of body weight because it acts as an appetite suppressant, a side effect that has made the drug fashionable on social media as a weight loss drug.
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Ozempic and Wegovy are marketed as a short-term holy grail for weight loss by some startups. Doctors disagree

By Jessica Mathews and Alena Botros
July 9, 2024
How an ideological war over PrEP threatens preventive services from smoking cessation to contraception to vaccines for half the U.S. population
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How an ideological war over PrEP threatens preventive services from smoking cessation to contraception to vaccines for half the U.S. population

By Ari Hoffman and Lauryn Claassen
July 9, 2024
Women’s health care company Bonafide polled more than 2,000 U.S. women ages 40–64 for its fourth-annual State of Menopause report. Just over half of women (51%) said they wanted increased workplace accommodations.
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Menopause stigma is impeding women’s career growth, survey says. Here’s how a lack of support is hampering ambition—and the economy

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July 9, 2024
We reviewed 1,200 studies to understand how childhood shapes the leaders we are today. Here’s what we found
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We reviewed 1,200 studies to understand how childhood shapes the leaders we are today. Here’s what we found

By Nik Kinley and Shlomo Ben-Hur
July 8, 2024
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Aging Well

Is there a perfect age to be a leader?

By Beth Greenfield and Lindsey Leake
July 6, 2024
The tsunami of donations to abortion services following Roe v. Wade’s reversal is receding—but women need more support than ever
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The tsunami of donations to abortion services following Roe v. Wade’s reversal is receding—but women need more support than ever

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July 5, 2024
9 in 10 American workers are thriving despite the dominant narrative of widespread misery at work
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9 in 10 American workers are thriving despite the dominant narrative of widespread misery at work

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July 4, 2024
While adulthood comes with the freedom to go to bed whenever you please, the absence of a regimen that primes your body for adequate rest is among the plethora of poor habits that may be damaging your sleep health.
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Can’t get a good night’s rest? Watch out for these 8 ways you may be sabotaging your sleep

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July 4, 2024
We need to close the oral health care gap to improve the world’s well-being
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We need to close the oral health care gap to improve the world’s well-being

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July 3, 2024
Alzheimer’s made my mom unable to recognize her grandkids. Breakthroughs too late for her can change the disease’s trajectory—if diagnosis and treatment start early
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Alzheimer’s made my mom unable to recognize her grandkids. Breakthroughs too late for her can change the disease’s trajectory—if diagnosis and treatment start early

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July 2, 2024
A senior citizen walks across a crosswalk outside a Walmart Health Center location in Florida.
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Exclusive: Walmart has held talks to sell its shuttered medical clinics 

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July 2, 2024
Medical malpractice payouts are ballooning—and insurers are warning it will cost patients
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Medical malpractice payouts are ballooning—and insurers are warning it will cost patients

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July 2, 2024
How to eat like an Olympian. Inside the world’s largest restaurant feeding over 15,000 athletes and prioritizing plant-based meals over meat
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How to eat like an Olympian. Inside the world’s largest restaurant feeding over 15,000 athletes and prioritizing plant-based meals over meat

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