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Ozempic generic approved in Canada after Novo Nordisk doesn’t pay $250 government fee
Canada has become only the second country in the world to approve a generic form of the blockbuster drug Ozempic (semaglutide), made possible after its manufacturer,…
The fall of the Environmental Protection Agency under Donald Trump
Under Donald Trump the EPA is being systematically hobbled. How has the world’s premier environmental research and regulatory organisation come to work against its very mission,…
Some fungi can influence the weather — and now we know how they do it
Some types of fungi borrowed a gene from ancient bacteria that gave the ability to make ice and trigger rain. Some fungi can produce proteins that…
Look out below: Easter Bunny delivers eggs by helicopter
On a cold and windy Easter Saturday the Easter Bunny arrived in unusual style – hovering low over the ground in a red helicopter as hundreds…
Even at Low or Moderate Levels, Some Types of Alcohol Linked to More Health Problems Than Others
The type of alcohol you drink, and how much, can have different effects on cardiovascular and overall health, a new study has found. The negative health…
Ultraprocessed Foods Increase Risk of Heart Problems, Especially in Black Americans
A new study showed people who eat more than nine servings of ultraprocessed food every day are much more likely to suffer heart attacks and strokes…