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NEW YORK - JANUARY 26: A Pfizer sign hangs on the outside of their headquarters after a news conference discussing the planned merger of Pfizer and Wyeth January 26, 2009 in New York City. Pfizer plans to acquire Wyeth for $68 billion creating the world's largest biopharmaceutical company. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Pfizer Pulls Plug On Weight Loss Pill Amid Liver Damage Fears

Pfizer announced it is ending its development of its experimental oral GLP-1 drug to treat obesity, the company said on Monday, after a patient in a trial suffered a liver injury potentially caused by the experimental drug known as danuglipron.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Kennedy's wife Cheryl Hines pose after Kennedy was sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kennedy, who faced criticism for his past comments on vaccine, was confirmed by the Senate 52 to 48. Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was the only Republican to vote against him. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

RFK Jr. Sworn In As Secretary Of Health And Human Services

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has officially been sworn in as the new Human and Health Services Secretary.

TOPSHOT - This picture taken on May 25, 2015 shows a nurse taking the blood pressure of an overweight boy during his acupuncture and exercise treatment at the Aimin (Love the People) Fat Reduction Hospital in the northern port city of Tianjin. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR (Photo by FRED DUFOUR / AFP) (Photo by FRED DUFOUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Researchers Propose New Method To Measure, Diagnose Obesity

After decades of physicians relying primarily on body-mass index to diagnose obesity, researchers are advocating for a more nuanced measurement.

A bar worker pours a pint of lager at a pub in central London on November 22, 2023. Britain's Conservative government launched plans Wednesday to stimulate growth and woo voters for the next general election, delivering a massive tax-cut sweetener for workers but also forecasting sharply lower growth and stubbornly high inflation. In a further bid to ease the cost-of-living crisis, Hunt unveiled a series of changes to benefit payments, housing allowances and state pensions, while freezing alcohol duty. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Surgeon General’s New Advisory Links Alcohol To Increased Cancer Risk

The U.S. Surgeon General has released a new advisory warning of alcohol-related cancer risk.

This picture taken on October 23, 2023, shows Ozempic medication boxes, an injectable antidiabetic drug, in a pharmacy in Riedisheim, eastern France. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Obesity Rate Declines In 2023 Amid Rising Use Of Weight Loss Products

The U.S. obesity rate declined for the first time in a decade last year, coinciding with the rise of weight loss drugs such as Ozempic, a new study has found.

DULUTH, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 23: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the stage at a Turning Point Action campaign rally at the Gas South Arena on October 23, 2024 in Duluth, Georgia. Trump is campaigning across Georgia today as he and Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attempt to win over swing state voters. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The Significance Of The Trump-RFK Healthcare Revolution

By Rick Amato
November 14, 2024

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