Trump's war on drugs is dominating the headlines, with his administration targeting traffickers and their vessels in the Caribbean. But there's a bigger picture, and it has to do with a 200-year-old doctrine. | DW News

New Zealand’s drug laws are coming under heavy fire, with record methamphetamine use, increasingly dangerous street drugs and rising overdose deaths fueling calls to dismantle the 50-year-old Misuse of Drugs Act. A survey out this week by the Helen Clark Foundation, conducted by Otago University researcher Rose Crossin, found half of New Zealanders support shifting investment from policing to health. “Right now, two-thirds of what we spend on drugs goes to law enforcement. People would prefer th

Dr. Abhishek Shukla today discussed how several medications are now being promoted for their potential to aid in weight reduction, particularly those belonging to the GLP-1 receptor agonist class. These drugs mimic the natural GLP-1 (Glucagon-Like Peptide-1) hormone produced in our intestines, which plays a vital role in regulating blood sugar levels. By enhancing insulin secretion in response to food intake and suppressing the release of glucagon (the hormone that raises blood sugar), these med