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Eli Lilly reached a $1 trillion market capitalization on Friday, the first health-care company in the world to join the exclusive club dominated by tech firms. The drugmaker’s stock inched about 1% higher Monday, trading above the $1 trillion threshold. Eli Lilly is the second nontechnology company to reach that market cap milestone in the U.S. after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway . The company’s rise came as shares of its chief rival in the GLP-1 drug space, Novo Nordisk , tumbled about 6% in U.S. trading Monday. While Novo Nordisk’s stock fell after disappointing Alzheimer’s trial results, the drugmaker’s market...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a post on Instagram Saturday that she was "daydreaming" during a recent event about a "Goodbye, Trump" announcement that would notify the nation that President Donald Trump is "gone." Clinton posted a video from a conversation she had alongside historian Heather Cox Richardson and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda on Nov. 18 titled "History Has its Eyes on Us." Clinton also shared the clip on X, writing in the caption, "When a fire announcement interrupts the event... you might find yourself daydreaming about a 'Goodbye Trump.'" "You know what this reminds me of, is...

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Disgraced ex-TV anchor Stephanie Hockridge will spend the next ten years behind bars for her role in a multi-million-dollar COVID fraud scheme – serving her time in the same cushy lockup as notorious sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. The 42-year-old, a former Phoenix TV anchor turned entrepreneur, was sentenced in Texas federal court Friday and ordered to cough up nearly $64 million in restitution for the bogus Paycheck Protection Program loans she helped secure during the height of the pandemic, the Justice Department announced. Hockridge, found guilty in June of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, will report to prison on Dec....

…Tatiana Schlossberg, 35-year-old granddaughter of slain President John F. Kennedy, revealed on Saturday she has less than a year to live after being diagnosed with blood cancer. She disclosed the prognosis in a New Yorker essay titled “A Battle With My Blood,” poignantly published on the November 22 anniversary of her grandfather’s 1963 assassination in Dallas 62 years ago. Schlossberg reports that physicians discovered a high white cell count in her bloodwork just hours after she gave birth to her second child in May 2024 at Columbia-Presbyterian hospital in New York. Doctors thought it could be something related to the...

A Florida sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Friday morning, another deputy was wounded and a locksmith was left in critical condition while helping a mother evict her son from a gated home in a coastal community north of West Palm Beach, authorities said. Deputy Terri Sweeting-Mashkow, a 25-year veteran of the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office, was gunned down inside a residence at the Bermuda Club on Orchid Island near Vero Beach. She was one of three deputies who arrived at the home with a locksmith just before 9 a.m. to remove 37-year-old Michael Halberstam under a court order...

A shooting at a Christmas tree lighting event in Concord, North Carolina, on Friday left four people wounded, according to police. Concord Police said three victims were listed in critical condition and one was in stable condition. All four victims were rushed to a hospital for medical treatment. The shooting happened at the city’s annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Union Street S near the intersection with Corban Avenue shortly before 7:30 p.m. Police, Concord Fire and Cabarrus County EMS personnel were already at the event and responded immediately with medical aid and evacuation efforts. The remainder of the event was...

A study has explored whether adding branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) to an exercise program could improve outcomes for older adults. In a small, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, the team found that BCAA supplementation improved performance, reduced fatigue, and alleviated depression symptoms for many participants. His research focuses on how inflammation impairs central nervous system function. BCAAs—leucine, isoleucine, and valine—are essential amino acids that not only serve as the building blocks of protein and muscle but also appear to play specific roles in inflammation and brain health. "Through supplementation, we thought perhaps we could restore balance and reduce the burden of...

Scientists have uncovered how the gut microbiota help the immune system fight melanoma, explaining why patients with a fiber-rich diet and balanced gut bacteria tend to respond better to cancer immunotherapies. The study shows that molecules produced by gut bacteria upon digestion of dietary fiber can improve the function of cancer-fighting immune cells. The research team found that these digestive by-products influence melanoma progression by naturally boosting killer T cell function in pre-clinical cancer models. "Melanoma patients undergoing immunotherapy can benefit from a fiber-rich diet and previous studies suggested that what we eat affects the immune system. However, how that...

"The bottom line is this: Under this law, the share of Americans with insurance is up, and the growth of healthcare costs is down. And that's good for our middle class, and that's good for our fiscal future." - President Barack Obama, 4/26/2016

Dr. Ann Coulter recently presented research on a novel nutritional supplement that targets fat cells to stimulate weight loss. Dr. Coulter shared findings from her collaborative work with Dr. Frank Greenway on a new approach to combating obesity and related metabolic diseases with naturally occurring compounds. Her presentation highlighted a natural supplement that acts directly on fat cells to increase energy expenditure and improve insulin sensitivity. "Most current obesity treatments work by suppressing appetite in the brain," said Dr. Coulter. "We have developed a combination of natural compounds that targets the body's fat cells and reprograms them to metabolize fat...

A widely used, inexpensive gout drug could reduce heart attacks and strokes in people with cardiovascular disease, according to a new review. The review examined the effects of low doses of colchicine, a drug used to treat gout, and found no increase in serious side effects. Cardiovascular disease is often driven by chronic low-grade inflammation, which contributes to recurrent cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes. Colchicine has anti-inflammatory properties that make it a promising option for people with heart disease. The review included 12 randomized controlled trials involving nearly 23,000 people with a history of heart disease, heart...

Two FDA-approved drugs for treating prostate cancer may also be effective against acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to a new study. AML, a cancer of blood and bone marrow, can affect people of all ages but is the most common type of leukemia in adults. The research tested the ability of the two drugs—apalutamide and finasteride—to treat leukemia in experimental models. They found that the drugs were effective in treating mice with AML as well as patient-derived AML cells. K. Sandeep Prabhu said the drugs work by inhibiting the pathway that is activated by dihydrotestosterone—an androgen hormone more potent than...

A study provides new insights into why heart muscle cells lose their rhythm in atrial fibrillation. Disrupted calcium signaling between key cellular structures in the heart may be a critical underlying mechanism. A research team has now uncovered new evidence suggesting that disrupted communication between key cellular structures in heart muscle cells plays a critical role in the development of this rhythm disorder. The research focuses on mitochondria—the "powerhouses of the cell"—and the sarcoplasmic reticulum, a fine network of tubules within heart muscle cells that stores calcium and releases it with each heartbeat. This calcium is what triggers heart muscle...

More than a third of Americans who were vaccinated against COVID-19 say they had side effects from the shot, and nearly half suspect the vaccines killed many patients,The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 68% of American Adults say they got a COVID-19 vaccination, and a majority (60%) of vaccinated adults report no side effects from the vaccine. However, 26% say they had minor side effects and 10% reported major side effects from the vaccine. Based on a U.S. adult population of 258 million, this would mean 63 million had at least some side effects from...

Taxpayers are footing the bill for up to $30 billion in fraudulent payments, one expert told The Daily Wire.Though the government shutdown has ended, the fight over Obamacare is still raging. Democrats want to extend and renew the Affordable Care Act’s expanded COVID-era subsidies, which are set to expire on December 31. Doing so would cost American taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade. Republicans want to let the subsidies lapse, and find a way to reform America’s healthcare system. Ryan Long, Senior Research Fellow at the Paragon Health Institute, told The Daily Wire that the expanded...

An Oregon coast creamery has recalled another batch of cheese products that may be contaminated with listeria. Face Rock Creamery — which is headquartered in Bandon, Oregon, and operates a second cafe in Coos Bay — previously pulled two lots of garlic cheddar cheese curds in June. Now, the southwest Oregon creamery has issued a second recall for 16 units of its Vampire Slayer Cheddar Block, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The 6-ounce block was sold exclusively at Face Rock Creamery’s Oregon flagship, located at 680 Second St. S.E. in Bandon. Affected units...

Human clinical trials reveal that black cumin has anti-obesity and heart-protective effects. Nigella sativa (black cumin) is best known as a flavorful spice used in dishes like korma and paneer, but it also has a long history in traditional medicine across South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Practitioners have relied on the seeds for centuries, believing they support health through their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Modern science has begun to revisit these traditional claims, examining whether the plant’s bioactive compounds can meaningfully influence human metabolism. A team from Osaka Metropolitan University, led by Associate Professor Akiko Kojima-Yuasa of...

The CDC altered a webpage Wednesday dealing with autism and vaccines to state that the idea that vaccines don't cause autism "is not an evidence-based claim." The page notes that "studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism," adding that "Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities." The development was first reported by The New York Times.The site now contains information often cited by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., including that the rise in autism diagnoses since the 1980s coincides with more childhood vaccines administered. "Though the cause of autism is likely...

Two male chimpanzees eating the plum-like fruit of the evergreen Parinari excelsa tree at Taï National Park in the Ivory Coast in 2021. Credit: Aleksey Maro/UC Berkeley and Taï Chimpanzee Project ========================================================================= A survey measuring the ethanol levels in fruits consumed by chimpanzees suggests that these animals are regularly exposed to alcohol. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, conducted the first direct measurements of ethanol in fruits naturally available to chimpanzees across their African habitats. The findings suggest that the animals could ingest the equivalent of more than two standard alcoholic drinks per day through their fruit-based diet. While...