Speculation swirled around a report that a single patient " a 79-year-old man " was given access to a powerful new obesity drug that's still awaiting federal approval. STAT has learned that Eli Lilly and the Food and Drug Administration allowed one individual to gain access to retatrutide, which has demonstrated the ability to cut weight at comparable levels to bariatric surgery, through a "compassionate use" program typically reserved for patients with serious and immediately life-threatening medical issues.
Two more dead ducks have been found near Donald Trump's Reflecting Pool. The dead ducks were discovered floating in a pond at Constitution Gardens on the National Mall, a short distance from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to The Washington Post. read more
In 2025, the baby name "Donald" hit its lowest point of popularity in U.S. history, according to data maintained by the Social Security Administration and reviewed by NOTUS. read more
Camp Mystic's owner filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday, nearly a year after catastrophic floods in Texas Hill Country killed 25 girls, two teenage counselors and the camp's longtime director. In a court filing, the operators of the all-girls Christian summer camp said its total debts were in the range of $10 million to $50 million. The filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas in Houston said the camp's total assets were between $1 million and $10 million. Camp Mystic's owners and operators have faced intense scrutiny over their response to last year's devastating July 4 floods. In a scathing report released earlier this month, state investigators faulted the camp for inadequate advance emergency planning, storm preparation, evacuations and incident management.
The Air Force has re-implemented a flu shot requirement for trainees after more than 200 fell ill due to an outbreak at the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio " just two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dropped a vaccination mandate for the military. At the basic military training wing, hundreds of trainees, who are already more likely to get sick due to lower immune systems from physical, psychological and environmental stress, were exposed to the flu over the last three weeks, leading to a "localized" outbreak, ABC News reported last week. As of June 19, there had been 222 cases of the flu, Rep. Joaquin Castro, who represents the San Antonio area, said, while four had been hospitalized. It's a sharp increase from 159 cases and two hospitalizations a week earlier, ABC reports. It occurred after Hegseth dropped flu vaccine requirements for members of the military in April.
Was the morbidly obese child rapist airlifted to Eli Lilly's HQ?