The side effect of weight loss jabs you shouldn’t ignore
Up to 50% of patients are affected by this common side effect of weight loss drugs. (Fabio Camandona…
Drug Administration fixes prices of 129 cataract lenses
A day after reducing the prices of cardiac stents, the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) of Bangladesh…
Here’s what happens when you stop taking Ozempic and Wegovy
A recent email ad from a telehealth company selling weight-loss medications features tennis-superstar Serena Williams.  “If…
Jamu is an Ancient Indonesian Tonic With Turmeric and Ginger
Indonesians swear by jamu. Families have their own recipes carried on from one generation to the next. Spices,…
Some patients experience mental health backlash from GLP-1 medications
The use of GLP-1 weight loss medications is skyrocketing in the United States, more than doubling since 2024.…
Pharmac urged to fund weight loss drug for teens
A paediatric specialist is urging New Zealand’s drug funding agency to fund weight loss medication for teenagers. A…
Why regularly taking laxatives over the long term can be a bad idea
If you’ve ever been constipated you may have tried laxatives. They’re easy to get without a prescription and…
HSE spent €500,000 a day last year on weight-loss jabs for patients on free drugs schemes
The HSE has spent more than €200 million on Ozempic and similar weight-loss jabs in less than three…
The healing power of poisonous plants
Some of the best-known medicines come from poisonous plants. The chemotherapy drug taxol comes from the yew tree,…
The disruptive force of weight loss drugs: How GLP-1s do more than shed pounds
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Pharmac makes move towards funding weight loss drug Wegovy
Wegovy is a weight loss drug that is injected weekly. Photo: JENS KALAENE Pharmac has taken the first…
Urgent overdose warning to anyone who takes quetiapine as drug recalled
Quetiapine is supplied as a medicine for the management of a number of mental health problemsNeil Shaw Assistant…