Businesses See Little Return on AI Investment, Report Finds
Despite high AI adoption rates, few businesses are seeing a return on investment. That is the key finding of the “AI at Work Index 2026” released by 5W,…
People Moves: Specialty MGA Taps Marsh’s Smithson to Head Global Financial Lines and Cyber Division; UIB Names Burns and Wilcox’s Webb as Divisional Director – Binders
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Specialty MGA and United Insurance Brokers (UIB). A summary of these new hires follows here. Specialty MGA Taps Marsh’s Smithson to…
Modest Weight Loss Plus Few GI Upsets With Amylin Injectable
NEW ORLEANS — Petrelintide, an investigational long-acting amylin analog, induced significant weight loss with minimal side effects in the global phase II ZUPREME-1 study. By week 28, all five investigational…
NORA Opens Registration for 2026 Conference, Launches Redesigned Clinical Skills Program
LOUISVILLE, KY.—The Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association International (NORA) has opened registration for its 2026 Annual Conference, taking place October 22–25, 2026, at the Hilton Peachtree City Atlanta Hotel &…
Strong early registration for IDS 2027 signals confidence
COLOGNE, Germany: The International Dental Show (IDS) is already seeing strong demand for its 2027 edition. Shortly after exhibitor registration opened, around 1,000 companies from over 50 countries and representing key segments…
By September, Nearly a Third of Americans Will Live in States With Legal Aid in Dying
Jules Netherland traveled from her home in the Bronx to the New York state Capitol in Albany several times in the past few years, hoping to persuade the legislature to…
Merck to Settle Bulk of Gardasil Suits for About $50 Million
Merck & Co. says it will settle a spate of lawsuits that blame the drugmaker’s blockbuster Gardasil cancer vaccine for causing autoimmune ailments that affect young women’s hearts and reproductive…
Environmental Factor – June 2025: NIEHS News in Brief
Kleinstreuer to lead NIH strategic initiatives division Kleinstreuer leads the DPCPSI within the NIH Office of the Director. (Photo courtesy of NIH) Nicole Kleinstreuer, Ph.D., was recently selected to lead…
U.S. Trade Representative to Issue New Tariffs Under Section 301, The Vision Council Advises
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s February decision, which limited the presidential authority to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the President subsequently imposed…
Add-On Orforglipron: Good News for Type 2 Diabetes and Inadequate Glycemic Control
NEW ORLEANS — Once-daily orforglipron (Foundayo) improved outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes and inadequate glycemic control, the international ACHIEVE-5 trial showed. In patients already taking background insulin glargine,…
