Month: March 2025

Watch out, Ozempic. Stanford Medicine scientists have discovered a naturally occurring molecule that rivals the weight-loss effects of semaglutide-based GLP-1s in animals — without the dreaded side effects. “Nothing we’ve tested before has compared to semaglutide’s ability to decrease appetite and body weight,” said Dr. Katrin Svensson, senior author of the research and an assistant professor of pathology at Stanford. “We are very eager to learn…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday issued two “urgent” safety recommendations after discovering thousands of close calls between helicopters and planes near D.C.’s Ron…

The U.S House passed a continuing resolution Tuesday to avoid a government shutdown that will start Saturday unless a funding bill is signed by the president.

Pilots were forced to avoid helicopters once a month for 13 years.

Current airport flight safety practices create an “intolerable safety risk” that could be eliminated by changing allowed separation distances between helicopters and airplanes, federal officials say.

Unless Congress can pass a spending bill the government will shut down in three days.

House and Senate members seek to distance themselves from Hamas and antisemitism on campus.