🐢 WHO releases first obesity drug guideline + 8 more stories

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[6.2] WHO releases first global guideline on GLP-1 medicines for obesity treatment — who.int (+59)

The World Health Organization has issued its first global guideline, conditionally recommending the use of GLP-1 medications for adults living with obesity as a chronic disease.

The guideline follows the drugs' September 2025 addition to the Essential Medicines List for diabetes. The obesity recommendation is conditional due to limited long-term data, high costs, and concerns about equitable access for patients worldwide.

WHO emphasizes medication is not a standalone solution and projects that fewer than 10% of eligible people will have access to the therapies by 2030, urging action on affordability and manufacturing.

[6.5] New injectable HIV prevention drug launches in South Africa, Eswatini, and Zambia — afpbb.com (Japanese) (+35)

South Africa, Eswatini, and Zambia on Monday began Africa’s first public rollout of a twice-yearly injectable HIV preventative, Lenacapavir, which is over 99.9% effective.

The program, initially a study tracking 2,000 people, is funded by Unitaid. South Africa plans a nationwide expansion next year, while the U.S. is supporting the rollout in Zambia and Eswatini.

The injection offers an alternative to daily PrEP pills in a region with over half the world's HIV cases. A generic version is expected after 2027 for about $40 annually.

[6.1] DeepSeek releases powerful, open-source AI models that rival top competitors — techradar.com (+13)

Chinese startup DeepSeek has released powerful open-source AI models that rival top US competitors, a move intensifying the global AI race and challenging established industry leaders.

The new models reportedly match or outperform competitors like GPT-5 in complex reasoning and coding. Their unique architecture significantly reduces operational costs, making elite AI performance more accessible and cheaper to deploy.

Released under an open MIT license, the models fuel innovation but also raise geopolitical and data privacy concerns in Western countries due to the company's Chinese origins.

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[5.9] Russia and US fail to reach compromise on Ukraine peace deal — rte.ie (+553)

[5.5] Amazon unveils new AI chips and strengthens Nvidia partnership to expand cloud capacity [$] — cnbc.com (+18)

[5.6] Synopsys and Nvidia partner to accelerate industrial design [$] — cnbc.com (+13)

[5.6] AI demand fuels global memory chip shortage and price hikes — japantimes.co.jp (+9)

[5.7] Dutch government pays 163 million euros to stop gas extraction under Wadden Sea — nos.nl (Dutch) (+2)

[5.9] Researchers map 23,000 technologies, revealing their age and trajectory — techxplore.com (+4)

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