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4 days ago | 
demorgen.be | Dani Blum
Geneesmiddelenfabrikanten haasten zich om de volgende generatie medicijnen tegen obesitas en diabetes te ontwikkelen, in de hoop dat deze nog krachtiger zullen zijn dan de middelen die momenteel op de markt zijn. “Ik denk dat we heel snel zullen zien dat Wegovy veel aandacht heeft gekregen in de pers, omdat het als eerste op de markt kwam,” aldus Simon Cork, docent aan de Anglia Ruskin Universiteit in Engeland, die onderzoek deed naar obesitas.
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5 days ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Dani Blum
A carton of the Wegovy medication. Novo Nordisk, is the Danish company behind two popular obesity medications, and is reaping huge profits. Drug-makers are racing to develop the next wave of obesity and diabetes medications. Photo / Cydni Elledge, the New York TimesDoctors call the new weight-loss drugs revolutionary. Game-changing. Unprecedented. Soon, they may also call them obsolete.
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1 week ago | 
nytimes.com | Dani Blum |Theodore Tae
new video loaded: The Next Generation of Weight Loss Drugs Is ComingRecent episodes in Latest VideoWhether it’s reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, Times Video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world.
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2 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Dani Blum
The U.S. health secretary’s dismissal of an influential vaccine advisory committee this week sowed uncertainty about the future of vaccine recommendations nationwide. On Wednesday, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced eight new members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which makes recommendations that are adopted by doctors, pharmacists, insurers and patients.
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2 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Dani Blum
The agency is crafting a definition that could shape food policy nationwide. The federal government plans to develop a new definition of ultraprocessed foods, a wide-ranging group of snacks, meals and drinks that have become a cornerstone of the American diet. Nutrition researchers generally define ultraprocessed foods as industrially manufactured products that include ingredients you wouldn't find in your own kitchen, like high-fructose corn syrup or hydrogenated oils.
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4 weeks ago | 
straitstimes.com | Dani Blum |Maggie Astor
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration released a report last week that it billed as a “clear, evidence-based foundation” for action on a range of children’s health issues. But the report, from the presidential Make America Healthy Again Commission, cited studies that did not exist. These included fictitious studies on direct-to-consumer drug advertising, mental illness and medications prescribed for children with asthma.
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4 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Dani Blum |Maggie Astor
A report on children's health released by the Make America Healthy Again Commission referred to scientific papers that did not exist. The Trump administration released a report last week that it billed as a "clear, evidence-based foundation" for action on a range of children's health issues. But the report, from the presidential Make America Healthy Again Commission, cited studies that did not exist.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Dani Blum
Esto es lo que nos dicen los datos sobre los riesgos de la covid para los niños y los beneficios de la vacunación. Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por su sigla en inglés) ya no aconsejarán que los niños sanos se vacunen sistemáticamente contra la COVID-19, lo que supone un cambio significativo respecto a su planteamiento anterior de sugerir vacunas anuales para todos los mayores de 6 meses.
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1 month ago | 
startribune.com | Dani Blum
By Dani Blum "We know that COVID's still out there. We can prevent it, and the vaccine has got no appreciable side effects," said Dr. Chris Forrest, a professor of pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "So I think it's a totally positive value proposition."This added protection may be especially important for children with underlying conditions, and for those who live with relatives who are older or at high risk of severe illness.
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1 month ago | 
lanacion.com.ar | Dani Blum
NUEVA YORK.— Los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC), la agencia de salud pública de Estados Unidos, ya no recomendará que los niños reciban dosis de rutina de la vacuna contra el Covid, un giro significativo respecto de su enfoque anterior, que sugería refuerzos anuales para todos a partir de los 6 meses de vida. El anuncio fue hecho el martes por el secretario de Salud norteamericano, Robert F.
