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Wegovy tablets will be going on sale soon as a daily dose after TGA approval, but with restrictions and still plenty of unknownsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s first GLP-1 pill for weight loss has been approved for sale, meaning patients will be able to swap weekly injections f…
President Trump’s "Donroe Doctrine" has solidified the US grip over Western Hemisphere countries, cutting deals with pro-America governments, targeting drug cartels, and booting Chinese influence, officials and experts say.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic version of the world's only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV — a big step toward making the drug available inexpensively and more quickly in 120 low- and middle-income countries.
Genmab’s shares have doubled in three months after a string of cancer drug trial wins, strengthening its push to own more of the medicines it develops.
Crowds once flocked to see ambling athletes pull off amazing feats of stamina. Edward Payson Weston was chief among themMore than $1.4bn has been staked on prediction markets for this week’s US midterm elections, according to CNN.Though a lot of people are about to win – or lose – a lot of money, it’s hard to imagin…
Police have caught 13 people allegedly involved in an operation that produced methamphetamine from cold medicine at an apartment in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, including pharmacy workers accused of supplying the medicine. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Tuesday that four of the suspects had been referre…
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Police said Tuesday they have busted a criminal ring s...
The ACT's public drug-checking facility CanTEST warns benzodiazepines bought on the black market are testing positive for other dangerous substances.
Korea is moving beyond its traditional role as a market for medicines to become a source of pharmaceutical innovation, with local biotech partnerships and clinical research expected to play a larger role in global drug development, Boehringer Ingelheim CEO Shashank Deshpande says. “We do not anymore see Korea just f…
Campaign using latest medications hailed a success, with more potent drugs on the horizon
The payments by Merck, Eli Lilly, Novartis and AstraZeneca allegedly helped fund a corruption scheme that kept drug prices high and limited competition across Russia’s public healthcare system.
Police officers found the animal in the back seat of John McNeil's car on the M74 in Glasgow.
Mao Hamasaki’s manager said she started convulsing after drinking orange juice offered by an unknown man and later tested positive for four kinds of drugs.
Young, black and fuelled by self-help mantras, they were reputedly the best live band on Earth. As their wild first sessions are rereleased, the group talk about scaring club owners – and getting kicked out of the UKOld punks might not agree on much – who was first, who was fastest, where to file the Faith/Void spli…
Top university research, cross-border data exchanges and access to mainland China’s large market have attracted Japanese firm Rohto Pharmaceutical to conduct clinical trials in Hong Kong, making it the first company from the country to partner with the city’s government under a flagship investment initiative. Rohto,…
A senior police officer says e-bikes and associated crimes are "blighting" communities across the UK.
Diabetics could be in for a rude awakening as research found common medications are setting off a cascade of unnecessary additional prescriptions.
Legality of mandatory workplace drug testing
Megan’s Cloverdale street was quiet, tight-knit and friendly until her next door neighbours moved in about four years ago. Since then, she says the neighbourhood has been plagued with drugs, screaming and violence.
Syrian passenger arriving from Ghana arrested
To say the large cohort of country-based owners are gutted is an understatement. One minute they are booking their tickets to Flemington, the next they are packing away their suits.
The winger arrived for crunch talks with the Parramatta board clutching a copy of God’s Word – Your Journey To Freedom. Now the club is set to decide his fate.
Former Japanese adult film actress Mao Hamasaki has regained consciousness after being admitted to intensive care at a Hong Kong hospital following an alleged drugging while she was working at a club in Tsim Sha Tsui. Hamasaki’s manager published a post on her Facebook page at 5.40am on Sunday, with two photos showi…
Nearly 160,000 people gathered in the Seoul party districts of Itaewon and Hongdae over Halloween weekend, with no major safety incidents reported as of Sunday morning. Halloween falling on a weekend this year prompted safety authorities to heighten their alert, as larger crowds were expected to gather than in previ…
Glenn Yost, the Republican running for the Forgotten Borough’s civil court seat, told The Post he made over 500 drug busts with the NYPD – including the very first grand jury crack sale case on Staten Island.
A 66-year-old man has been charged with making and possessing an explosive device, as well as drug possession, in northern Victoria.
Now, emerging evidence suggests the next big treatment might be a fast-acting drug that's found on a desert toad.
The pain after my recent bowel surgery was devastating. For weeks, nothing seemed to help, even while I was hospitalized and had access to the best drugs.
From cherry and banoffee pie to Tabasco and sesame, the list of food aromas popping up in luxury fragrances keeps growing. Now some perfume makers are starting to ask if weight-loss drugs might be reshaping what consumers want in a scent. So-called gourmand fragrances like Thierry Mugler’s pioneering candyfloss-insp…
One town’s mayor had to close the beaches after security cameras showed “200 lamps” scouring the sand at night.
Police said Saturday they have found no drug-related violations during a joint crackdown the previous night on nightlife districts in Seoul on the eve of Halloween. Police carried out inspections at eight clubs in nightlife districts in Gangnam, Seocho and Yongsan on Friday night as part of a special drug crackdown …
Gang members opened fire on FBI agents during a massive crime sweep targeting an alleged Mexican Mafia-connected drug empire.
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Police said Saturday they have found no drug-related ...
China has broken up a major transnational drug trafficking network in cooperation with Indonesia and Malaysia, seizing around 1.2 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine, China’s Ministry of Public Security said on Friday. The operation was carried out on October 21 by Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency (BNN), which rai…
The actress revealed how the weight-loss drug has helped her as she makes her Broadway debut in "& Juliet."
"If you're sending a kid off to college these days, you better sit that child down and give that child a hard primer on what could possibly happen," Paul Mauro said.
DEA Whistleblower Claims Agency Allowed Millions Of Fentanyl Pills To Reach US Streets Federal drug enforcement tactics are facing scrutiny in New Mexico, where a DEA whistleblower claims investigators have knowingly allowed massive quantities of fentanyl to enter communities in pursuit of larger criminal cases, acc…
Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan increased by 330 percent and opium production rose by 400 percent in 2026 compared to last year, according to a new survey by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
ILOILO CITY — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 6 (PDEA-6) seized more than 1.5 kilograms of suspected marijuana and 25 cannabis oil vape cartridges in a courier warehouse interdiction operation that led to the arrest of a suspect in Kalibo, Aklan.
A crazed killer who danced over the body of a protective dad he gunned down in front of his wife and baby has been sentenced to 50 years in prison — after trying to blame it on drugs making him think he was in a video game. Former UPS driver Tamarius Davis, now 27, showed...
Talk about a love affair gone wrong.
Transnational drug syndicates in the Philippines continue to thrive despite decades of crackdowns targeting street-level dealers, with analysts warning that regional suppliers, financiers and trafficking networks have largely eluded enforcement efforts. Former drug officials and security analysts say the country’s d…
Security forces seized a major weapons cache near Kalkilya and arrested four suspects near Jenin on Thursday night. Police dogs also helped find guns and drugs in a fridge in Kafr Manda.
While the tribunal accepted meth was used in the house during the tenancy, it ruled the landlord couldn’t prove it wasn’t already contaminated.
GC Biopharma and Hanmi Pharmaceutical announced on Friday that they have signed an exclusive licensing-out agreement with US biotech company BioMarin Pharmaceutical for their jointly developed experimental treatment for Fabry disease in a deal worth up to $475 million. Under the agreement, BioMarin will oversee the …
MANILA, Philippines – The alleged financier of the multibillion-peso drug shipment from Laos will appear before the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Nov. 5, 2026, a spokesman said.
A Mexican cartel allegedly built an underground drug highway to smuggle millions of dollars in cocaine across the US border.
The number of Malaysians detained overseas for drug-related offences increased to 1,588 as of September this year, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni. Lukanisman said the five countries with the highest numbers of Malaysians detained were Indonesia (381), China (380), Singapore (310), Thaila…
The reality TV star faces domestic violence charges after he allegedly attacked his wife Snezana during a holiday in Noosa on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
Australia is giving Fiji uncrewed sea drones that can remain on open water for up to six months and use artificial intelligence to identify suspicious activity.
