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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Type 1 diabetes drug is priced at $194,000; abortion opponents sue FDA over abortion pill approval

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And so, we leave you with this … Analysts forecast obesity medication is the next blockbuster pharmaceutical category, equivalent to the revolution in treating high blood pressure in the 1980s , The Financial Times tells us. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week.

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Otto Bayer Award goes to Prof. Ruth Ley PhD

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She was the first person to characterize the important role of the human gut microbiome in obesity, which opened up new approaches for biomedical research on a range of topics from metabolic disorders, to neurology and even cancer. The Bayer Foundation has awarded Ruth Ley PhD with the Otto Bayer Prize, endowed with 75,000 euros.