‘Ozempic tree, oh how I’d love to be skinny’: We decorated our tree with needles instead of ornaments

‘Ozempic tree, oh how I’d love to be skinny’: We decorated our tree with needles instead of ornaments

Tis the season to be jabby — fa la la la la, la la la la.  Wannabe svelte sirens are decking the halls ahead of Christmas.  But rather than sprucing up their spaces with boughs of holly, they’re trimming their trees with semaglitude.  “Ozempic tree, Ozempic tree, Oh how I’d love to lose 50 [pounds],” sang roommates … Read more

2-year-old accidentally swallows 8 needles: ‘I was focused on my work’

2-year-old accidentally swallows 8 needles: ‘I was focused on my work’

A child swallowing something dangerous is every parent’s nightmare.  Luckily for mom Narly Olórtegui Pisco of Peru, her 2-year-old son is OK after he accidentally swallowed needles on the farm where Pisco works, Jam Press reported.  The boy was rushed last week from the farm in the province of Mariscal Cáceres to Hospital II-2 in … Read more

City Council bill would pay drug users to return used needles

City Council bill would pay drug users to return used needles

Socialist and progressive city council members are looking to advance a bill that would pay drug users to return spent paraphernalia as the number of discarded needles in New York City has more than doubled over the last year. The proposed cash-for-addicts program “would authorize the [Department of Health and Mental Hygiene] to set the … Read more

Getting a tattoo can now be painless — and without needles

Getting a tattoo can now be painless — and without needles

Those with phobias of needles can now get tattoos without having to worry. Scientists have developed a way to get a permanent tattoo without going under the needle and suffering through hours of pain. The new technology is in the form of a skin patch that has microneedles smaller than grains of sand. While it … Read more