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Thousands of illegal e-cigarettes are sold in the United States, and the Trump and Biden administrations have vowed to crack down on illegal fruit- and candy-flavored e-cigarettes that are especially appealing to minors. But a new government report suggests that the Justice Department’s enforcement efforts are far behind the scope of the problem. According to the Government Accountability Office report, most of the Justice Department’s enforcement actions from fiscal years 2022 to 2025 (50 of 88 total) involved adding the names of remote e-cigarette sellers to the list of unauthorized operators. The second most common type of enforcement action cited…
As geopolitics drive interest in reshoring to a fever pitch, the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) warns that it is focusing on drug building blocks known as critical starting materials, increasing the push for domestic drug production. In a new Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Update (PDF), USP, a nonprofit organization that helps set quality standards for pharmaceuticals, highlighted 100 acute and chronic medicines that are currently at risk of supply gaps and other disruptions, although not all are in short supply. According to USP, this is due to bottlenecks in the production chain, particularly at upstream stages focused on activities such as…
Sometimes not seeing something can be just as important as detecting it. This idea is at the heart of a new study published in the journal Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP). The study suggests that scientists may not need to find the same signal everywhere in the universe to understand dark matter. This study focuses on puzzling observations. Astronomers have detected an excess of gamma rays at the center of the Milky Way. This can be created when dark matter particles collide and annihilate. However, similar signals have not been found elsewhere, such as in dwarf galaxies. According…
The editorial “Dynamics-driven medical big data mining: A dynamic approach to early disease prediction and personalized care” intelligent medicine (February 2026, Volume 6, Issue 1) was written by Lu Wang (Tianjin Medical University), Han Lyu (Beijing Friendship Hospital of Capital Medical University), and Bin Sheng (Shanghai Jiao Tong University). We argue that the future of medical AI lies not only in diagnosing diseases after they become visible, but also in detecting early dynamic changes that occur before symptoms are fully manifest. By analyzing how health data evolves over time, from omics and medical records to imaging and wearable devices, AI…
Envision Pharma Group has hired clinical research veteran Nick Jones as president of its Envision Medical Communications (EMC) business.Mr. Jones will lead the company’s EMC division, which works with biopharmaceutical and medical technology companies across areas such as medical affairs, commercialization and market access. According to an April 8 release, Jones’ primary focus will be on integrating Envision’s technology and AI capabilities into the company’s portfolio of solutions and services.He has a deep background in clinical research, including serving as SVP and GM of commercial solutions at ConcertAI, as well as more than 10 years at CRO and consulting firm…
A new study to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, May 11-14) showed that patients who used GLP-1 or GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist combination therapy for weight loss had minimal loss of lean muscle mass as they lost weight over a six-month treatment period. The study was conducted by Dr. Dinabel Peralta Reich of the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Alexandra Filingheri and colleagues at Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, New York City, New York, USA, and New York Weight Wellness Medicine, New York City, USA. GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1)…
Due to the feeling of social isolation, people tend to buy products to soothe their emotions, and the habit often turns into buying flashy products for social evaluation, eventually leading to online shopping addiction. New research published in deviant behavior We will outline this exact psychological sequence. The authors map how private attempts to heal psychological distress transform into public displays of status that reinforce compulsive buying. Online shopping has become deeply integrated into daily life around the world, but its convenience has negative behavioral effects. At its core is online shopping addiction. Online shopping addiction is a condition characterized…
As data centers consume more energy to keep up with growing digital demands, engineers at the University of California, San Diego have introduced a new chip design that can more efficiently power graphics processing units (GPUs). This innovation focuses on a critical function in electronics: converting high voltages to the lower levels needed by computing hardware. In laboratory tests, the prototype chip was able to perform this type of voltage conversion with high efficiency under conditions similar to modern data centers. The survey results are nature communicationssuggesting the potential for smaller and more energy-efficient systems in advanced computing environments. Rethinking…
Amneal and BioCorRx have drawn the ire of the FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP), where both companies are accused of violating the agency’s drug marketing regulations. The two drug companies received separate, untitled letters from U.S. regulators in late March detailing the violations, and both were published on the FDA’s website on April 9. The letter to BioCorRx (PDF) centers on the company’s consumer webpage for Lucemyra (lofexidine), a non-opioid prescription drug used by adults to alleviate symptoms of opioid withdrawal. The FDA said the drug’s “webpage is false or misleading (and) misbrands Lucemilla.” This misbranding stems from…
Healthcare faces staffing shortages, rising costs, and complex care needs. Explore how telemedicine, wearables, and AI diagnostics are driving health tech trends for 2026, essential for founders, engineers, and IT pros.