Health

Lilly’s FDA approval is based on the QWINT Phase 3 programme, which evaluated Onswik in more than 3,400 adults with type 2 diabetes across four clinical trials.

President Droupadi Murmu also called for stronger representation of women on the juries that select films for the National Film Awards.

CagriSema is a weekly injection that blends cagrilintide, a compound that mimics the pancreatic hormone amylin, with semaglutide, the active component in Wegovy.

Alibaba's DAMO Academy has open-sourced Damo Radar, a medical AI model that detects 146 conditions across 18 abdominal organs via CT scans. Tested on 40,000 scans, it cut missed diagnoses by 10% and diagnostic time by 30%.

According to the FSSAI notice, the authority examined promotional material for the products and flagged claims including "5 HMOs" and "Whey Protein".

The move comes amid increased scrutiny of the over-the-counter sale of medicines, including certain cough syrup formulations.

The food regulator has suspended the FSSAI licence of Ganesh Products with immediate effect until further orders.

The findings underscore a retention challenge for US healthcare employers, who already anticipate a shortfall of nearly 500,000 workers by 2038 due to an ageing workforce and rising demand straining staffing levels. 

Fuyo Kishimoto, a 114-year-old resident of Kyoto, is Japan's oldest woman, while 112-year-old Hikaru Kato from Kumamoto is the country's oldest man.

Pennsylvania reports two more measles deaths, raising the state's total to four this year amid nearly 700 cases, mostly in unvaccinated individuals, marking a US fatality high in decades.

The epidemic had reached 61 health zones across six provinces before the Sud-Ubangi case was confirmed.

The extensive suspensions coincide with growing criticism of the ambitious program, which was implemented countrywide in January of last year, due to issues with food safety, accusations of corruption, and unstable leadership.