Novo Nordisk’s shares dropped 23% after the company announced its new CEO, Maziar Mike Doustdar, and cut its full-year guidance due to weaker U.S. sales growth forecasts for its weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic. The Danish pharmaceutical giant expects annual operating profit growth of 10-16%, down from a prior target of 16-24%. … Read more
A Delta Air Lines pilot, Rustom Bhagwagar, was arrested Saturday just minutes after a flight from Minneapolis landed in California. Authorities took him into custody at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) around 9:35 pm, on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 10. Bhagwagar, 34, a Florida resident, was booked into the … Read more
United Airlines flight attendants union has rejected a new contract with an immediate 26.9% pay raise and cumulative increases up to 45.6% over five years. The tentative agreement was met with strong opposition from the union, with 71% of members voting against ratification. Union president Ken Diaz stated that the rejection sends a message to … Read more
Researchers at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and international partners have made a breakthrough in cancer immunotherapy, discovering a way to enhance the immune system’s ability to fight cancer by reprogramming how T cells produce energy. The study, published in Nature Communications, shows that disabling a protein called Ant2 in T cells significantly improves their effectiveness … Read more
A fault line on the Canadian border, previously thought dormant for tens of millions of years, could cause a major earthquake. The Tintina fault, stretching 600 miles from northeastern British Columbia into Alaska, has shown signs of recent activity. New topographic data collected from satellites, airplanes, and drones revealed an 80-mile-long segment of the fault … Read more
A new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health suggests that combining GLP-1 weight-loss medication with tailored nutrition and physical activity intervention is crucial to mitigate side effects, preserve muscle, and prevent nutritional deficiencies. The growing use of GLP-1 and dual receptor agonists has led to widespread weight loss, often without changes … Read more
SpaceX is planning to launch its Falcon 9 rocket with a Starlink V2 mini satellite deployment on July 30 and August 2, both from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. The launches are expected to occur at specific times: 8:39 a.m. PT on July 30 and 7:05 p.m. PT on August 2. The … Read more
Artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI has introduced “Study Mode” within its popular chatbot platform ChatGPT, aiming to help students work through problems step-by-step before arriving at an answer. The new feature is designed for all users on the Free, Plus, Pro, and Team plans. According to OpenAI, Study Mode was created in response to concerns … Read more
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a $100 million pilot funding initiative, the Hepatitis C Elimination Initiative Pilot, aiming to address the public health crisis affecting over 2 million Americans. By targeting high-risk populations and integrating innovative care models, the program sets a new direction for healthcare investment opportunities. The … Read more
A recent study by researchers from Ohio State University has found that living near the ocean may be linked to a longer life, but not all “blue spaces” are created equal. The analysis of over 66,000 U.S. census tracts revealed that coastal residents tend to live longer than those in urban areas near inland rivers … Read more