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The Price War Has Arrived: Weight-Loss Drugmakers Race to the Bottom

A starting dose of Wegovy now costs $149 a month, down from $1,600 when it launched. Generic versions in India are hitting $14. The GLP-1 gold rush has become a price war — and patients are finally catching a break.

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Canterbury Goes Quiet as Meningitis Outbreak Reaches 34 Cases and Two Deaths

A historic cathedral city is emptying out — not because of government orders, but because residents and visitors are quietly deciding to stay away. Two young people are dead, 34 are infected, and Canterbury's businesses are counting the cost.

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Novo Nordisk's Answer to Losing the GLP-1 Race: Triple the Dose

The FDA just cleared a 7.2 mg version of Wegovy that triples the active ingredient — and delivered 20.7% weight loss in trials. Novo Nordisk launches in April, chasing Eli Lilly's 57% grip on the market.

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The 155,000 COVID Deaths That Were Never Counted

A machine learning model trained on hospital death records found that one in six U.S. COVID-19 deaths in 2020-2021 never made it onto official tallies — and the gaps weren't random.