Statin pills much safer than advertised, major review finds / BBC
bbc - The results, in The Lancet journal, come from trials involving more than 120,000 people comparing statins with a dummy drug or placebo.
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Thursday, February 5, 2026, 8:24 pm / permalink 18820 / 3 stories in 4 wks
Novo Nordisk vows legal action to protect Wegovy pill / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Novo Nordisk said Thursday it would take legal action against a US chain offering a copycat of the new pill version of its Wegovy weight-loss drug.
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Thursday, February 5, 2026, 3:23 pm / permalink 18807 / 22 stories in 4 wks
Plastic Surgeons’ Group Advises Delaying Gender-Affirming Procedures Until Age 19 / NYT
Andrew Jacobs / nytimes - The organization’s latest guidance is a departure from the prevailing views of several other major medical organizations.
Thursday, February 5, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 18793 / 6 stories in 4 wks