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Schoolchildren in blue jackets eat apples at a Bogotá city health department event, a photo WHO distributed with its release on the new guidelines. Credit: Bogotá and Vital Strategies / WHO

How WHO Graded Its Child Obesity Advice: Strong Rules, Thin Evidence

WHO's first child and adolescent obesity guidelines pair firm advice with thin proof. Here are the grades behind each rule, the conditions on teen drug treatment, and questions to bring to a pediatrician.

Health  · 8 Oct 2026, 18:52  · Sara Lindqvist
Building 51, the main entrance to the FDA's White Oak campus headquarters.

Compounding Pharmacies, Explained: Why 'FDA-Approved' Is a Lie

Compounding pharmacies aren't FDA-approved, because that approval doesn't exist for them. Here's the regulatory split behind the copycat-Ozempic crackdown, and why claiming otherwise just got 25 telehealth firms in trouble.

Health  · 11 Aug 2026, 12:30  · Sara Lindqvist
A semaglutide injection pen, the type of GLP-1 medication affected by the FDA's compounding proposal.

FDA's Compounded Semaglutide Ban, Explained: What Changes for Patients

The FDA's April 2026 proposal would end large-scale compounding of semaglutide and tirzepatide. Individual-patient compounding isn't affected, but the supply picture is about to shrink.

Health  · 28 Jul 2026, 12:26  · Sara Lindqvist
A semaglutide injection pen. The study tested the GLP-1 drug, sold as Ozempic and Wegovy, against placebo. Illustrative image.

Semaglutide Slowed an Aging Marker 9% in HIV Trial, Study Finds

A trial in adults with HIV found semaglutide slowed one measure of biological aging by 9% versus placebo. Researchers call it an early signal, not evidence the drug reverses aging.

Health  · 12 Jun 2026, 22:43  · Sara Lindqvist