Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and a range of other offences, the country’s Justice Ministry announced. Howard-Taylor, who served as vice president for six years to 2024, was detained before boarding a flight to leave Liberia at Roberts International Airport in the capital, Monrovia. She was taken
US President Donald Trump has nominated Dr Heidi Overton, a White House domestic policy aide, to lead the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Overton, if confirmed by the Senate, would replace former FDA chief Marty Makary, who resigned in May after clashing with the White House over the safety of flavoured vapes. “Dr Heidi
Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Physicians test narcolepsy treatments by checking whether the drugs help people to fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night.Credit: Lucia Graphus/Alamy The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind drug to treat the
Physicians test new narcolepsy treatments by checking whether the drugs help people to fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night.Credit: Lucia Graphus/Alamy Earlier this month, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug designed to treat the root cause of narcolepsy, a condition that affects millions of people by causing extreme sleepiness
Tadalafil – better known by its brand name Cialis – is one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for erectile dysfunction. But in some biohacking and wellness circles, it’s increasingly being repurposed for an entirely different reason. Online clinics and influential figures are promoting it as a kind of all-purpose longevity drug – delivering benefits
An injection of the new drug lenacapavir provides six months of protection against infection by HIV. Osodi Emmanuel/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Osodi Emmanuel/Reuters Kalisizo, Uganda — Along the deeply rutted red dirt roads of central Uganda’s Lake Victoria coast, there is little for miles beyond banana groves and bustling markets. The landscape is unassuming