Experimental Drug Yields Dramatic Weight Loss

21 May 2026 at 10:45

By: Gina Kolata and Rebecca Robbins

People who got the injection, retatrutide, lost 28 percent of their body weight on average after 80 weeks, Eli Lilly said.

Eli Lilly’s headquarters in Indianapolis.

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Joel Habener, Whose Research Led to Weight-Loss Drugs, Dies at 88
9 January 2026 at 22:54

Joel Habener, Whose Research Led to Weight-Loss Drugs, Dies at 88

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9 January 2026 at 22:54

By: Gina Kolata

His discovery of the protein fragment GLP-1 was crucial in the development of Ozempic, Wegovy and other blockbuster obesity and diabetes treatments.

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4 Autism Experts React to Trump’s Plan
23 September 2025 at 18:50

4 Autism Experts React to Trump’s Plan

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23 September 2025 at 18:50

By: Helen Tager-Flusberg， Alison Singer， Brian K. Lee and Eric Garcia

This is not what people with autism need, experts say.

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A.I. Is Helping Find New Purposes for Old Drugs
20 March 2025 at 15:00

A.I. Is Helping Find New Purposes for Old Drugs

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20 March 2025 at 15:00

By: Kate Morgan

Scientists are using machine learning to find new treatments among thousands of old medicines.

Joseph Coates assumed he was going to die as a result of a rare blood disorder. But his girlfriend decided to contact a doctor in Philadelphia who was using A.I. to find new uses for old drugs.

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Dialysis May Prolong Life for Older Patients. But Not by Much.
1 September 2024 at 16:24

Dialysis May Prolong Life for Older Patients. But Not by Much.

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1 September 2024 at 16:24

By: Paula Span

In one recent study, the challenging regimen added 77 days of life after three years. Often, kidney disease can be managed in other ways.

Dialysis can cause side effects like infections, fatigue and itching, and often means hours each week in health care centers, where most older adults don’t want to be.

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U.S. Makes Initial Offers in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
1 February 2024 at 10:03

U.S. Makes Initial Offers in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

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1 February 2024 at 10:03

By: Noah Weiland

The offers amount to a starting gun in the price talks between the federal government and the makers of 10 prescription drugs that have been selected for negotiations.

The Biden administration has selected 10 medicines for price negotiations, including Farxiga, a drug from AstraZeneca for diabetes, heart failure and chronic kidney disease.