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Many online pharmacies illegally sell weight loss products: study

A new study finds that many online pharmacies selling semaglutide, the active ingredient in weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegobee, are doing so illegally. The study, published Friday in the journal JAMA Network Open, found that when researchers used search engines last summer to find “websites advertising semaglutide without a prescription,” 42.27 percent of the online pharmacies they searched…

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Microplastics are everywhere, but are they harming us?

NEW YORK (AP) — Microplastics have been found in our oceans, air, food and water — and in a variety of body tissues, including the heart, liver, kidneys and even testicles — but are they actually causing harm?

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Competing for two goals: Pregnant Olympian pushes boundaries in Paris

PARIS (AP) — Many Olympic athletes take to Instagram to share news of their triumphs, challenges, victories and heartbreaks. After finishing her competitive fencing competition last week, Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez shared a few more details. Two years into fencing, Hafez revealed that she was in fact seven months pregnant. “What you see in the two athletes is…

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All over the country

Local and state headlines on health care:

Alabama The lawmaker reintroduced the bill, Parental consent for vaccinations (Alabama Reflector)
Planned Parenthood Abortions over 20 weeks “temporarily” suspended in new yorkDue to financial issues (City)
New Mexico Buy an invitation ad Doctor relocation, Texas’s anti-abortion lawWFAA)

What we’re reading

Other notable health news from the media:

Politics is Treating methamphetamine addiction (statistics)
Ecstasy Drug Test The subjects’ loss of suicidal ideation (The Wall Street Journal)
“I feel ignored”: People who experience color discrimination They say the medical system is useless.KFF Health News)

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The race for Vice President Harris heats up

The fight over Vice President Harris’ running mate is getting uglier as the decision nears and Democrats endorse their own preferred candidate. read more

Jenna Ellis to cooperate with Arizona prosecutors in 2020 election lawsuit

Former Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis has agreed to assist Arizona prosecutors in their case against Trump campaign aides over 2020 election interference. read more