Health

• FDA says counterfeit Ozempic shots are being sold through some legitimate sources

  23-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 25

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has seized "thousands of units" of counterfeit Ozempic, the diabetes drug widely used for weight...

• Former NFL player Mike Williams died from rare dental-related sepsis, medical examiner says

  23-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 26

  Former NFL player Mike Williams died from a rare form of sepsis related to dental health problems, according to a medical examiner's report...

• New FDA rules for blood donations allow monogamous gay and bisexual men to participate

  22-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 20

  Over the last six years, blood center employee Dylan Smith was often asked how frequently he gave blood himself. His answer was always the same: As...

• Methamphetamine, fentanyl drive record homeless deaths in Portland, Oregon, annual report finds

  22-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 25

  Fentanyl and methamphetamine drove a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an...

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• Top Wisconsin Republican wants to put abortion laws on a future ballot

  22-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 16

  Wisconsin's top Republican wants to let voters decide whether to shrink the window of time in which women can get abortions, but the state's...

• China emerged from 'zero-COVID' in 2023 to confront new challenges in a changed world

  21-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 18

  China's prospects for 2024 look uncertain, as a year that opened free of COVID-19 lockdowns winds down without the dreamed of robust recovery for...

• NIH failed to monitor grant spending by foreign researcher recipients, inspector general reports

  21-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 27

  The National Institutes of Health systematically failed to track how foreign grant recipients spent their money, according to a new report from an...

• Ben Simmons of the Brooklyn Nets out until at least January because of latest back injury

  21-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 15

  Ben Simmons won't return to the Brooklyn Nets until at least January because of a pinched nerve in his lower back.

• Ohio prosecutor says he's 'duty bound' to bring miscarriage case to grand jury

  21-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 16

  An Ohio prosecutor says it is not within his power to drop a criminal charge against a woman who miscarried in the restroom at her home, regardless...

• State abortion bans stir confusion, and it's uncertain if lawmakers will clarify them

  21-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 26

  Ever since the nation's highest court ended abortion rights more than a year ago, vaguely worded bans enacted in some Republican-controlled states...

• Kyiv says mouse fever breaking out among Russian troops in trenches

  21-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 23

  Russian troops in Ukraine are facing an outbreak of mouse fever, with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, headaches and bleeding eyes, government...

• EU court annuls approval of French pandemic aid to Air France and Air France-KLM

  20-12-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 20

  Low-cost airlines Ryanair and Malta Air won a court case Wednesday against the European Union's decision to approve billions of euros in state aid...