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OpenAI Foundation Finalizes More Than $100 Million for AI-Driven Alzheimer’s Research

It marks the first major slice of its $1 billion 2026 pledge from last year's recapitalization.

RFK Jr. Unveils HHS Podcast Set to Debut Next Week

Novo Nordisk Licenses Vivtex Platform in $2.1 Billion Push for Oral Obesity and Diabetes Drugs

Brazil Weighs Tirzepatide Access: New Bill Seeks Farmácia Popular Coverage as Patent‑Break Push Advances

Warken Presses Swift Deal on Annual Prescriptions for Chronic Patients

UNAM Publishes First Latin American Liver-on-Chip to Advance Drug Testing

BMJ Review Finds Rapid Weight Regain After Stopping GLP-1 Weight-Loss Injections

MIT Tests Biodegradable Pill That Signals When It’s Swallowed

Five States Begin SNAP Limits on Soda and Candy as Oklahoma Sets Feb. 15 Start

Günther Sets Q1 Bundesrat Bid For National Sugar Tax

FDA Approves First Wegovy Pill for Chronic Weight Management

LDP and Ishin Agree to Keep Coverage for OTC‑Like Drugs With 25% 'Special Fee'

Japan Backs Off Insurance Cut for OTC-Like Prescriptions, Plans Fixed Copays

Massachusetts Confirms First Silicosis Case Tied to Countertop Work, Issues Safety Alert

Mexico Launches PRONAM to Standardize Care Across Public Health Services

Lancet Series Links Ultra-Processed Foods to Widespread Disease and Calls for Urgent Policy Action

Lancet Series Urges Global Action to Curb Ultraprocessed Foods

Shirley Ballas Steps Up COPD Campaign, Plans to Brief MPs After BBC Appeal

Pfizer Closes Metsera Buyout, Adding GLP-1 Assets in Cash-Plus-CVR Deal

State Department Memo Expands Health-Based Grounds for U.S. Visa Denials