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Soaring sales of diabetes drug Mounjaro, widely used for weight loss, sends Eli Lilly to new heights 08/08/2023 12:15pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eli Lilly’s diabetes treatment Mounjaro, which is widely used for weight loss, raked in nearly $1 billion in second-quarter sales, or more than $200 million above what Wall Street had expected. Shares of the drugmaker soared 17% to an all-time-high Tuesday after Lilly said Mo Poland to hold parliamentary election on Oct. 15, launching campaign in shadow of war in region 08/08/2023 12:14pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president announced Tuesday that the country would hold its parliamentary election on Oct. 15, marking the official start of an electoral campaign that informally has been underway for months and is being shaped by Russia's war against Ukraine. President Andrzej Duda The monthslong conflict in Sudan has displaced over 4 million people, a UN official says 08/08/2023 12:12pm • CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s escalating conflict has driven more than 4 million people from their homes, including over 884,000 who have fled to neighboring countries, a U.N. official said Tuesday. The fighting has also triggered outbreaks of disease and an increase in malnutrition, according to Willia Fan killed in Greece during clashes between rival supporters. UEFA postpones Champions League game 08/08/2023 11:15am • NEA PHILADELPHIA, Greece (AP) — A 29-year-old soccer fan was killed in fierce overnight clashes between rival supporters in the Greek capital, prompting European football governing body UEFA to postpone a Champions League qualifying game between AEK Athens and Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday. Loss of smell or taste was once a telltale sign of COVID. Not anymore. 08/08/2023 06:00am • ▶ Watch Video: How to protect yourself against COVID, flu and RSV Once a hallmark sign of many COVID-19 cases — sometimes more reliable than even flu-like symptoms at sniffing out people infected by the virus early in the pandemic — was the sudden l As student-athletes return to practice in August, DC-area doctors discuss injury prevention 08/08/2023 04:05am • Young athletes in the D.C. area at all levels are returning to practice fields this August, as fall sports preparation ramps up. And while that return can be a ton of fun, doctors say student-athletes also need to be aware of their health to prevent injuries in the early part of the season. "E New York City doctor charged with sexually assaulting unconscious patients and filming it 08/07/2023 08:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City doctor was charged Monday in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of at least six women, including several patients who were drugged, filmed and assaulted during appointments at a prestigious local hospital, prosecutors said. Zhi Alan Cheng was arraigned Monday Rail service in southern Pakistan is partially restored after train crash that killed 30 people 08/07/2023 08:36pm • MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Passenger rail service was partially restored Monday in southern Pakistan, a day after a train derailed in the region, killing at least 30 people and injuring scores, officials said. Families were holding funerals for the victims of the crash. According to Aqeel Ahmed Qures Mets option 3B Baty to Triple-A Syracuse for a reset, place OF Marte on IL with groin strain 08/07/2023 06:04pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Struggling third baseman Brett Baty was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday in a move Mets manager Buck Showalter described as a “reset.” The Mets also placed outfielder Starling Marte on the 10-day injured list with a right groin strain that has bothered him for most of th CDC says new COVID variant is dominant, including strain some call 'Eris' 08/07/2023 01:14pm • ▶ Watch Video: Doctors warn COVID hospitalizations are rising The EG.5 variant now makes up the largest proportion of new COVID-19 infections nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated, as multiple parts of the country have been reporting their first upticks o Attacks at US medical centers show why health care is one of the nation's most violent fields 08/07/2023 11:51am • Word spread through an Oregon hospital last month that a visitor was causing trouble in the maternity ward, and nurses were warned the man might try to abduct his partner's newborn. Hours later, the visitor opened fire, killing a security guard and sending patients, nurses and doctors scrambling for Flipping a light switch could be a new weapon in the fight against Alzheimer’s 08/07/2023 06:09am • Researchers at the University of Virginia said light therapy may be a new tool to help manage early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. Doctors at the university stumbled upon the discovery while analyzing sleep patterns in mice with the memory-loss illness. The findings suggest that enhanced ligh Troubled Toshiba announces buyout offer led by Japan businesses 08/07/2023 05:30am • TOKYO (AP) — Toshiba announced a 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) tender offer on Monday in a move that would take it private, as the scandal-tarnished Japanese electronics and energy giant seeks to turn itself around. The tender offer led by a buyout fund of major Japanese banks and companies called 'See the world just like anybody else': Disability, chronic disease not keeping older travelers from taking off 08/07/2023 04:27am • This summer, WTOP is taking you on a tour and exploring how adults 50 and older are spending their travels. Southwest Virginia resident Sharon Moore Myers has traveled extensively using a wheelchair. As a four-time Paralympian, she once traveled around the world competing and winning medals in sw Cambodia's king appoints army chief Hun Manet as successor to his father, long-ruling Hun Sen 08/07/2023 02:44am • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's king on Monday formally appointed army chief Hun Manet to succeed his father and long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen as the nation's leader later this month after their party sealed victory in a one-sided election last month. The royal decree signed by King No