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The FDA is evaluating the new diabetes drug Mounjaro as an obesity treatment, and early results show it takes the benefits of Ozempic up a notch. Here’s how they compare.
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Scientists have found tiny plastic particles in living humans, in two places where they hadn’t been seen before: deep inside the lungs and in the blood. “Yes, we should be concerned,” scientists say. “Plastics should not be in your blood.” But how much harm do they actually cause? The science is unsettled, but here’s what we know so far.
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