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Sam's News — health — 2026-08-09

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Healthcare

Sanofi experiences shortage of two Pompe disease medicines

Sanofi is facing shortages of its two Pompe disease treatments, Myozyme and Nexviazyme, forcing postponed infusions and reduced dosages for patients in the US and Europe.

  • Myozyme approved 2006; Nexviazyme launched 2021
  • Bottleneck tied to batch release/quality control at Waterford, Ireland plant
  • Shortage follows FDA warning over manufacturing issues at the same facility

Sources: STAT News Research

Health

Seven-day meditation retreat rewires brain and triggers psychedelic-like patterns

Intensive seven-day meditation retreat produces striking changes in brain connectivity, neuroplasticity, and immunity resembling psychedelic experiences.

Sources: ScienceDaily — Health RSS

Stress hormone cortisol elevated in frequent cannabis users upon waking

Frequent cannabis users exhibit unusually high morning cortisol levels, suggesting potential disruption of daily stress rhythms.

Sources: ScienceDaily — Health RSS

Full-fat dairy shows no weight gain and improves blood pressure in study

A 12-week study finds that adults consuming three servings of full-fat dairy daily showed no weight gain and improved blood pressure.

Sources: ScienceDaily — Health RSS

Heavy drinking increases mortality risk regardless of beverage type

A decade-long study of 340,000 adults finds heavy drinking increases death risk equally across beer, wine, and spirits.

Sources: ScienceDaily — Health RSS

Neuroscience

Stress disrupts brain's internal GPS through cortisol

MRI research shows cortisol released during stress impairs navigation ability and disrupts grid cell activity in the brain.

Sources: ScienceDaily RSS, ScienceDaily — Health RSS