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Saxenda, Victoza, and Januvia Linked to Pancreatic Cancer

September 18, 2018

In 2014, the FDA approved Saxenda (liraglutide) for the treatment of obesity. Novo Nordisk is the responsible pharmaceutical company. Liraglutide, the active ingredient for Saxenda, is a glucagonlike peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist. More generally, Saxenda is in the incretin mimetic class of drugs. In recent years more and more cases of pancreatic cancer have arisen…Read the article

Sexual Assault on Campus, Bad Grades and Financial Trouble

February 17, 2016

The purpose of college is not solely to learn a skill set to be used in the workforce. College is also about growing up, expanding one’s views, learning about new ideas and philosophies, and adapting to a new environment and different people. In order to do these things, there needs to be a sense of…Read the article

Travel Ban: Should I Be Worried?

July 18, 2017

In January of 2017, President Trump signed an executive order that has since become known as the “travel ban,” as it blocked the entry into the United States for those from certain African and Middle Eastern countries, including Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, Iran, Iraq, and Syria, including Syrian refugees. As federal judges acted to halt…Read the article