NEWS RELEASE 3-JUL-2024 Adding newly ID’d compound makes naloxone more potent, longer lasting, mouse study shows Peer-Reviewed PublicationWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE The ongoing opioid epidemic in the U.S. kills tens of thousands of people every year. Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan, has saved countless lives by reversing opioid overdoses. But new and...
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Poison centers see nearly 1,500% increase in calls related to injected weight-loss drugs as people accidentally overdose
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Poison control centers across the US say they are seeing a steep increase in calls related to semaglutide, an injected medication used for diabetes and weight loss, with some people reporting symptoms related to accidental overdoses. Some have even needed to be hospitalized for severe nausea, vomiting and stomach pain, but...
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THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE REPORTEDLY OVERDOSED ON OZEMPIC
People have been overdosing on semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, because — surprise, surprise — they’re taking too much of it. As the Los Angeles Times reports, semaglutide overdoses have doubled every year since 2020 as the drug has surged in popularity.Scientists Intrigued By Battery That Stores Energy in Hot RocksTeslas Have...