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☆ The Pill Makes Some Women Miserable. But Are They Really Quitting It en Masse?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Alisha Haridasani Gupta | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The woman in the video looks resolute, and a little sad, as she cuts up a pack of birth control pills. “These silly little pills have literally ruined me as a person,” reads the caption. Anecdotal reports from news outlets have suggested that women are quitting the pill in large numbers because of this type of online post. But, according to initial data, prescriptions for the birth control pill are not actually declining at all. Even among those aged 15 to 34, who would be most likely to see negative social media posts, Trilliant found prescriptions had increased.

Persons: “, ”, Deborah Bartz, Trilliant Organizations: Brigham, Women’s, Trilliant Health Locations: United States

☆ I'm a CEO who microdoses magic mushrooms to feel like my best self at work
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Lauren Crosmedlicott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

For as long as I can remember, I've been on a quest to feel my very best. Even with my wellness routine, I had this sense of overwhelm as I tried to juggle so many responsibilities. My work in the wellness industry means I can try innovative brands at the forefront of plant medicine from trusted sources. Related storiesThey were simply another addition to my whole-body wellness routine. AdvertisementI don't see it as a magic pill but as part of my wellness routine that helps optimize my mind and body.

Persons: —, Kiana, Anvaripour, I've, I'm, microdosing, it's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Los Angeles, LA, California, Cali

☆ A longevity businessman says he gained 10 pounds of muscle in 1 year with a simple protein equation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Longevity businessman Peter Diamandis is working to combat the muscle loss that comes with aging. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementBusinessman Peter Diamandis is what you might call a longevity chaser. And, he's founded at least a couple of longevity clinics, plus a new $101 million XPRIZE for human healthspan. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Peter Diamandis, —, He's, he's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Panama City

The Major Supreme Court Cases of 2024No Supreme Court term in recent memory has featured so many cases with the potential to transform American society. In 2015, the Supreme Court limited the sweep of the statute at issue in the case, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. In 2023, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked efforts to severely curb access to the pill, mifepristone, as an appeal moved forward. A series of Supreme Court decisions say that making race the predominant factor in drawing voting districts violates the Constitution. The difference matters because the Supreme Court has said that only racial gerrymandering may be challenged in federal court under the Constitution.

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☆ The Balmain dress Elle Fanning wore to the Met Gala has a long history
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

For Elle Fanning, who showed up to Monday night’s Met Gala in a completely transparent Balmain gown, it was the latter. Behold: The naked dress (or in Redmayne’s case, naked suit). In 1962, Hollywood actor Carroll Baker was photographed in one of the first ever naked dresses — also designed by Balmain. Balmain just designed the 8th one.”Hollywood starlet Caroll Baker also wore one of Balmain's transparent dress designs in 1962. Her sheer Balmain dress turned heads — and generated headlines.

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☆ Rethinking obesity & weight loss: How taking Ozempic changed author Johann Hari's life
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRethinking obesity & weight loss: How taking Ozempic changed author Johann Hari's lifeJohann Hari, ‘Magic Pill’ author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss his experience taking Ozempic, the social weight of obesity drugs, how the drugs affected his relationship with food, and more.

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☆ Amgen, newer rivals could threaten Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly's weight loss drug dominance
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Scott Olson | Getty Images | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Amgen is among the leaders of a pack of drugmakers racing to join the market with their own weight loss treatments. Amgen's drug, MariTide, is taken less frequently than Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound, and may cause longer-lasting weight loss than the market leaders' injections. Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are also working on new weight loss drugs. The competition for a slice of the weight loss market has only grown more fierce in recent months. An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City, U.S., December 11, 2023.

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☆ Federal judge blasts threat by Alabama to prosecute groups aiding out-of-state abortions
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The suits were brought not by women seeking an out-of-state abortion but rather by groups that intend to help them. Collectively, he wrote, the groups receive as many as 95 inquiries each week asking about the availability of out-of-state abortions. Even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe in 2022, abortion rights groups warned that some states might attempt to limit out-of-state travel for the procedure. “This is the world Dobbs created – one of intense interstate conflict.”The Supreme Court’s majority opinion in Dobbs didn’t deal with out-of-state travel. “For example, may a state bar a resident of that State from traveling to another state to obtain an abortion?

Persons: Roe, Wade, Steve Marshall, Myron Thompson, ” Thompson, Thompson, Jimmy Carter, ” Thomson, ”, Marshall, “, Temple University Beasley School of Law Dean Rachel Rebouché, Dobbs, Brett Kavanaugh, ” Kavanaugh, Alison Mollman Organizations: CNN, Republican, Fund, Alabama, Jackson, Health Organization, Temple University Beasley School of Law, and Drug Administration, American Civil Liberties Union Locations: Alabama, California, Dobbs v, United States . Alabama

☆ Amgen soars 16% after it talks up a new weight loss drug that could be injected monthly instead of weekly
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The company talked up its experimental GLP-1 weight-loss drug, MariTide. The new weight loss drug could be injected monthly instead of weekly. AdvertisementThe competition is fierce in the GLP-1 weight loss market, with Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Mounjary and Zepbound dominating sales. AdvertisementWhile a monthly weight-loss injected drug may sound appealing to patients, it is likely still far from hitting the market, assuming it passes all of its clinical trials. And even more convenient than a monthly injection of GLP-1 would be a weight loss pill, though Amgen said it ditched development of its oral weight loss drug candidate to instead focus on the development of MariTide.

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☆ 'Fallout' will take viewers back to the wasteland for season 2. Here's everything we know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Here's what to know about "Fallout" season two. It seems likely 'Fallout' season 2 will visit a classic location from a beloved gameNew Vegas in Amazon's "Fallout." HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT THAT ENDING OH MY GOD MY EXCITEMENT LEVELS ARE THROUGH THE ROOF AFTER THAT ENDING #Fallout — Glassman044 (@glassman044) April 21, 2024When speaking to Business Insider ahead of "Fallout" season one, showrunner Graham Wagner said that there's a lot the makers didn't do in the series (like introducing a deathclaw) in the hopes that they got a second season. If Amazon gets the cameras rolling this year, it's possible "Fallout" season two might arrive on the streamer in early 2026. AdvertisementAaron Moten, Walton Goggins, and Ella Purnell will return for 'Fallout' season 2Aaron Moten as Maximus, Walton Goggins as The Ghoul, Ella Purnell as Lucy in "Fallout."

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☆ Amgen scraps experimental weight loss pill, moves forward with injection
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Amgen on Thursday said it will stop developing its experimental weight loss pill and instead move forward with its injectable drug and other products in development for obesity. Amgen is developing an injectable obesity treatment called MariTide, which is an ongoing mid-stage trial in obese or overweight adults without diabetes. The drugmaker's oral drug, called AMG-786, is the second weight loss pill to be discontinued over the last year. Investors are laser-focused on Amgen's pipeline of experimental weight loss treatments. Amgen's injectable treatment also appears to help patients keep weight off after they stop taking it based on some clinical trial data.

Persons: Amgen, Eli Lilly, Jay Bradner, Novo Nordisk's Wegovy, Eli Lilly's Zepbound, Zepbound Organizations: Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Novo Nordisk's Locations: Amgen, Thousand Oaks , California, MariTide, Novo

☆ A doctor says looking after your gut will take care of your brain and immune system, too. Here are 3 things he does himself, including 'gut gardening.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewGrowing research on the trillions of microbes that make up what's known as our gut microbiome is changing the way we think about our bodies. The brain, immune system, and gut appear to be interconnected — suggesting taking care of our gut health is key to both physical and mental health. For instance, the gut microbiome helps to "train" our immune system to distinguish friend from foe to prevent chronic inflammation, Lyman told Business Insider. Related storiesLyman shared three things he does to cultivate a healthy gut microbiome for his mind and body with BI. Gut gardeningLyman finds it helpful to think of his gut microbiome as a garden that needs tending to.

Persons: —, Monty Lyman, Lyman, we've, Kinga Krzeminska, I've Organizations: Service, University of Oxford, Business, Stanford University

Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Apple — The iPhone maker advanced 7% as it announced a $110 billion share repurchase and a top- and bottom-line beat. That surpassed analysts' estimates for earnings of $1.50 per share on revenue of $90.01 billion, per LSEG. Expedia posted a beat on first-quarter revenue, which came in at $2.89 billion, surpassing analysts' estimates of $2.81 billion, per LSEG. Block reported adjusted earnings of 85 cents per share on revenue of $5.96 billion in the first quarter. Those results beat analysts' estimates for earnings of 72 cents per share and revenue of $5.82 billion, per LSEG.

Persons: Expedia, Amgen, LSEG, Fortinet, Cloudflare, DaVita, FactSet, —, Christina Cheddar, Berk Organizations: Apple Locations: billings

☆ Pfizer beats revenue estimates, raises profit outlook on cost cuts and strong non-Covid sales
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Pfizer on Wednesday reported first-quarter revenue that beat expectations and hiked its full-year profit outlook, benefiting from its broad cost-cutting program and strong sales of its non-Covid products. Pfizer reiterated its previous revenue forecast of $58.5 billion and $61.5 billion, which it first outlined in mid-December. For the first quarter, Pfizer booked net income of $3.12 billion, or 55 cents per share. That compares with net income of $5.54 billion, or 97 cents per share, during the same period a year ago. Paxlovid booked $2 billion in revenue for the quarter, down 50% from the same period a year ago.

Persons: Pfizer's, Paxlovid Organizations: Pfizer, Wednesday, LSEG, Revenue, U.S, Paxlovid Locations: U.S, Seagen, China

☆ A Starry Cast Navigates ‘Uncle Vanya’ and ‘Every Emotion Under the Sun’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Laura Collins-Hughes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Broadway shows usually come with a back story about the yearslong slog it took to get them there. Not so with Heidi Schreck’s new translation of Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya,” which arrived at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater not even 12 months after its inception. Directed by Lila Neugebauer, it is Schreck’s first Broadway show since “What the Constitution Means to Me,” in 2019, and the ensemble is a starry one. William Jackson Harper, best known for “The Good Place,” plays Astrov, the eco-nerd doctor whom Sonia loves. Anika Noni Rose, a Tony Award winner for “Caroline, or Change,” is the glamorous Elena, Sonia’s stepmother, for whom both Vanya and Astrov yearn.

Persons: Heidi Schreck’s, Uncle Vanya, ”, Vivian Beaumont, Lila Neugebauer, Steve Carell, Vanya, Sonia, Alison Pill, Alfred Molina, William Jackson Harper, Anika Noni Rose, “ Caroline, Elena, Sonia’s, Astrov Organizations: Broadway, Lincoln Center

☆ 30-year-old supercommutes over 500 miles to work in New York: ‘I'm the happiest I've ever been’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Some mornings, Kaitlin Jorgenson travels 544 miles to get to a job she'll be at for 72 hours. Although Jorgenson was ready to leave New York, she didn't want to give up the career she had built there. All in all, Jorgenson estimates she would spend a minimum of $4,000 each month to live and work in Manhattan. Moving to Charlotte, Jorgenson estimates, has saved her at least $2,000 each month — commuting expenses and all. During the weeks she's not in New York, Jorgenson works part-time at Superbloom Hair Studio in Charlotte, a job with flexible hours that change depending on Jorgenson's appointment schedule.

Persons: Kaitlin Jorgenson, she's, she'll, Jorgenson, Scott J, — Organizations: Charlotte Douglas International, CNBC, Companies, National Bureau of Economic Research, Corporate Locations: New York City, Charlotte , North Carolina, Brooklyn, Charlotte, New York, —, New Jersey, Manhattan, New, LaGuardia, Houston, Chicago, Queens

☆ Doctors warn they’re seeing syphilis patients with unusual and severe symptoms
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Disease detectives in Chicago say they have been seeing a worrisome trend: Patients complaining of unusual symptoms like vision and eye problems, headaches and hearing loss or dizziness caused by the sexually transmitted infection syphilis. More than two-thirds of these patients (68%) lacked typical syphilis symptoms, like a rash or chancre sore, that might tip doctors off to the infection. Syphilis cases are surging across the US. In 2022, there were more than 207,000 syphilis cases reported, the highest number since the 1950s, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “There could just be an increase in untreated or inadequately treated patients, which is leading to more severe outcomes of syphilis,” Nham said.

Persons: ”, Amy Nham, Nham, “ They’re, —, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, ” Nham Organizations: CNN —, Intelligence Service Conference, Chicago Department of Public Health, US Centers for Disease Control, CNN, CNN Health, CDC Locations: Chicago, Atlanta

☆ Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar again in the spotlight fighting the conservative Supreme Court on abortion
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —For the fourth time since she became the federal government’s top Supreme Court advocate, Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar is arguing an abortion-related case. When Prelogar argues before the Supreme Court, she is arguing in front of several alumni of the US Office of the Solicitor General. She also clerked for her current boss, Attorney General Merrick Garland, when he was a DC Circuit judge, before her Supreme Court clerkships. She went on to litigate Supreme Court cases for private firms and worked on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Likewise, the abortion case Prelogar argued last month could have significant consequences for federal power.

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☆ Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s oral arguments over emergency abortions
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Tierney Sneed | John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The court’s far-right wing, perhaps in an attempt to keep those two justices on their side, framed the case as a federal overreach into state power. Turner, Idaho’s attorney, shot back that mental health could essentially open a loophole. Conservatives have long opposed allowing exceptions to strict abortion bans for mental health. Justice Samuel Alito, a fellow conservative, picked up on that same theme, repeatedly pressing Prelogar to explain whether the Justice Department views mental health as a way around Idaho’s abortion ban. That is exactly the kind of political influence that the Supreme Court, especially under Roberts, has generally tried to avoid.

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☆ Supreme Court to Examine Clash Between Idaho Abortion Ban and Federal Law
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Abbie Vansickle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday about whether Idaho’s near-total abortion ban conflicts with a federal law that protects patients who need emergency care, in a case that would determine access to abortions in emergency rooms across the country. The federal law affects only the sliver of women who face dire medical complications during pregnancy. But a broad decision by the court could have implications for the about 14 states that have enacted near-total bans on abortion since the court overturned a constitutional right to abortion in June 2022. The dispute is the second time in less than a month that the Supreme Court is grappling with abortion. In late March, the justices considered the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone.

Persons: Samuel A, Alito Jr Organizations: Jackson, Health Organization Locations: Idaho’s, Alabama, Dobbs v

☆ A homebuyer's guide to the real-estate revolution
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Real-estate agents' commissions have fluctuated between 5% and 6% of the sale price for decades, despite advances in technology and an influx of agents. The recent lawsuits, which accused the NAR and some of the country's largest brokerages of conspiring to keep agents' commissions unfairly high, could signal the start of a new era. If sellers aren't paying out commissions to buyers' agents, buyers themselves could end up on the hook. For example, what happens if the seller isn't willing to pay the buyer's agent's commission? In most states, the buyer's agent can technically just rebate that extra money to their client.

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☆ Kevin McCarthy is haunting Mike Johnson
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

House Speaker Mike Johnson can blame his problems on his predecessor, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Anyone may have struggled to wrangle this slim Republican majority. He offered three seats on the powerful House Rules Committee to more conservative members. The Rules Committee keeps the House moving, but Johnson has been forced to maneuver around it in the face of likely opposition to major bills. AdvertisementFormer House Speaker Newt Gingrich summed up Johnson's reality rather grimly.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Johnson, Matt Gaetz, McCarthy's, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tom Cole, Cole, We've, George Santos, Santos, Newt Gingrich, it's, he's, Gingrich Organizations: Republican, California Republican, Caucus, Florida Republican, Georgia Republican, Speaker's, Democrats, Pentagon, Oklahoma Republican, Politico, GOP, CNN, Republicans, Rep Locations: California, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma

☆ How R&D Funding Is Making the UK a Global Leader in Science
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Sponsor Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Exscientia's growth was bolstered by government support: The company didn't take venture funding until 2019. Exscientia wouldn't be where it was, Taylor said, without the support of the UK higher education system and government funding. Martin Tangney, the chief scientific officer of Edinburgh-based Celtic Renewables, said the £11 million of funding his company received in 2015 from the UK government was "pivotal." Advertisement"We really believe … [that] basically, soon all drugs are going to be created with AI," Taylor said. AdvertisementClick here to find out more about how your business can benefit from Research & Development in the UK.

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☆ Olivia Rodrigo's guest appearance with No Doubt at Coachella proves the Gen Z artist is carrying a torch for Gen X
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Gen X musicians often inspire Rodrigo's music. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Rodrigo has long paid dues to her Gen X predecessors, calling them a huge inspiration to her music. On her most recent album, "GUTS," the singer told Rolling Stone that she tapped into tunes from the all-woman ensemble Babes in Toyland to help craft "All-American Bitch" — a song questioning misogynistic expectations. It's clear that she's gaining some street cred among Gen X: Of course, she is buddies with Stefani.

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☆ Families who sued social media companies years ago are taking matters into their own hands
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Now there are hundreds of such lawsuits against social media platforms, alleging teenagers across the country have been harmed from exposure to social media, according to Matthew Bergman, the founder of the Social Media Victims Law Center, from where many of these lawsuits have been filed. Jaime Puerta said he has met with police departments, government agencies and schools to discuss the dangers of social media platforms. Mayor Eric Adams makes announcement on lawsuit against social media companies at City Hall in New York City. Next, she said she wants to work with lawmakers to help increase the age requirement to access social media sites. Donna and Chris Dawley have attended conferences, events and Congressional hearings to raise awareness about social media addiction.

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