European drug regulators approved the higher-dose version of Wegovy in February. Called Wegovy HD, the higher-dose drug helped participants in a study lose about 19% of their body weight, or almost 47 ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved a higher dose of the Wegovy weight loss drug. The manufacturer, Novo Nordisk, increased the semaglutide injection by 4.8 mg to total 7.2 mg.

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Nearly 90,000 bottles of children's ibuprofen have been recalled after the distributor received complaints of a "gel-like ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A 31-year-old Georgia woman has been charged with murder by police who say she took pills to induce an illegal abortion.

A children’s liquid ibuprofen product is being recalled nationwide after reports of possible contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

MORGANTOWN – West Virginians’ demand for medical cannabis continues to grow. Meanwhile, the national conversation reveals the ongoing debate over the value of cannabis – with a recent presidential […] ...

The Trump administration said Thursday that it has launched investigations into 13 states that require state-regulated health insurance plans to cover abortion.

MEDINA, Ohio (AP) — Meteorite hunters fanned out across a wide swath of Ohio on Thursday, hoping to collect fragments of an estimated 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth this week after a ...

Willowick, and Elgin Rogers Jr., D-Toledo, introduced House Bill 743 this month, which would ban the sale or distribution of certain products containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances ...