Overseas supply issues are causing a shortage of some antibiotics in Australia
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Pharmacists are reporting a nationwide shortage of antibiotics used to treat infections such as pneumonia and strep throat. Antibiotics such as amoxicillin are in short supply due to problems securing shipments from manufacturers overseas. The shortage coincides with a jump in invasive group A streptococcal infections among children....
Ozempic helps people lose weight. But who should be able to use it?
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Semaglutide, sold in the forms of Ozempic and Wegovy, shot into public consciousness as an effective weight-loss medication last year, thanks to spruiking from social media influencers and people such as Elon Musk. The unexpected increase in demand for the drug for weight loss has caused a worldwide shortage. Producing the drug — deliver...
Origins of immune system mapped, opening doors for new cancer immunotherapies
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A first cell atlas of the human thymus gland could lead to new immune therapies to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Newcastle University and Ghent University, Belgium, mapped thymus tissue through the human lifespan to understand how it develops and makes vital immune cells called T cells. In the...
