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Injectable weight loss drugs are relatively new, but they’re already extraordinarily popular: More than 15 million Americans have used them, according to the polling group Gallup. At the same time, an industry that barely existed just a few years ago has grown into a multibillion-dollar cash cow.
But a court case in Pennsylvania could shake up the industry – regardless of who wins. Several dozen legal actions against the makers of weight loss drugs have been rolled up into one big court case. The lawsuits allege patients weren’t properly warned about the medications’ risks. The manufacturers reject those claims.
Setting aside the eventual outcome, the very fact that there is a legal battle could affect the market for those drugs, health law professor Ana Santos Rutschman notes. It could also have unintended consequences for faith in the Food and Drug Administration.
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Ana Santos Rutschman, Villanova School of Law
The future of the blockbuster drugs could hinge on a trial in Pennsylvania.
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Health + Medicine
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Aimee Pugh Bernard, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Even if you’re healthy and fit, you still need vaccines to protect yourself from severe disease.
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Girija Kaimal, Drexel University
From drawing to gardening and woodworking, self-expression can lower stress, improve mood and increase self-confidence.
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Science + Technology
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John Bieter, Boise State University; Cheryl Oestreicher, Boise State University; Iñaki Arrieta Baro, University of Nevada, Reno
Herders carved names, slogans, nude silhouettes and more into the trees around them during lonely seasons in the mountains. Now, researchers rush to find and record the arborglyphs before they disappear.
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Politics + Society
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Marjorie N. Feld, Babson College
American foreign aid to Israel has long relied on the support of American Jews. But American Jews have never been unified in their support for Israel or about Israel’s role in American Jewish life.
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Environment + Energy
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Jacob S. Suissa, University of Tennessee
Ferns have evolved a mutually beneficial relationship with ants, but this happened late in their evolution. A recent study shows that old dogs can learn new tricks.
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Susan Yeargin, University of South Carolina
The heat comes from everywhere when you’re active outside on hot days – the Sun’s rays, the air around you, the ground and even your own body.
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Chris Vagasky, University of Wisconsin-Madison
National Lightning Safety Awareness Week is June 23-29, 2024. With the U.S. averaging 37 million lightning strikes and 21 deaths a year, it’s a good idea to pay attention.
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Ethics + Religion
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Cody Musselman, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis; Judith Ellen Brunton, Harvard University
The Edmonton Oilers are more than a hockey team. In some ways, they symbolize devotion to a way of life − and one of Canada’s major industries.
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Jason E. Ybarra, West Virginia University
A historian of astronomy writes about the role of astronomical events in Indigenous cultures − and also the exploitation of their sacred traditions in present times.
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