Doctors can prescribe GLP-1 drugs to 12-year-olds with adolescent obesity
A 12-year-old walking into a pediatrician’s office today can walk out with a prescription for the same class of…
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Moderate drinking is riskier than we thought, study warns
For decades, the idea of the “healthy glass of red wine” has been one of our most comfortable myths….
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Medicare’s new obesity drug coverage could be a turning point for patients
For years, the price tag did the talking. A doctor could recommend a GLP-1 drug, a patient could understand…
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New blood test could help spot aggressive prostate cancer earlier
For many men, a prostate cancer scare starts with one number. A PSA result comes back high, and suddenly…
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What to do when your aging parent says no to mental health help
The hardest “no” can come from the person who once made every hard decision for you. Your mother stops…
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Vitamin A supplement linked to severe toxicity and overdose risk
Those colorful vitamin gummies sitting in kitchen cabinets are now at the center of a growing safety concern for…
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Staggering fentanyl enforcement debate raises concerns over impact on patients who need pain medication
America’s fentanyl crackdown was built to save lives. But for some patients, it has created a different fear. As…
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How fentanyl and xylazine are deepening Philadelphia’s opioid crisis into a public health emergency
Philadelphia’s drug crisis is no longer defined by a single substance or a single pattern. It is being shaped…
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Louisiana patient becomes first in state functionally cured of sickle cell disease
For most people, a hospital bell marks the end of treatment. For Daniel Cressy, it sounded more like clearance…
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Common drug taken by many simulates intense exercise even for people who do nothing
A pill that nudges your body into workout-like metabolic mode is reshaping the idea of skipping the gym. Hitting…
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Supreme Court ruling shields Roundup weedkiller maker from thousands of lawsuits
It’s a wild day in court when a single legal ruling sweeps away thousands of consumer lawsuits in one…
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CDC and FDA investigate a multistate Listeria outbreak linked to soft ricotta and requesón cheese
A simple container of fresh cheese has become the last thing many families expected to worry about in their…
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Hospital service fees rise nearly 1 percent in just one month, heavily impacting out-of-pocket medical expenses
A small increase in hospital fees can quietly reshape the choices families make about their health. Going to the…
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Doctors warn that some modern habits are more dangerous than they look
The most dangerous part of a modern day may be how harmless it looks. A phone glows beside the…
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“Dr Fauci provided millions in U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab”
Just when it seemed the pandemic’s biggest controversies had faded, a fresh wave of allegations has people demanding answers…
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Why grief can now be diagnosed as depression — and not everyone agrees with the change
A decade ago, psychiatrists in the United States followed a rule that treated recent grief differently from depression. If…
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Sickle cell disease just got its first real cure. But can the people who have it actually afford it?
This week, a 23-year-old Louisiana man became the first patient in the Gulf South region to be functionally cured…
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Measles outbreaks spread across 45 states with over 2,100 cases, sparking local public health interventions and school alerts
The return of a preventable disease is testing how quickly communities can respond when old public health threats become…
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Doctors prescribed it for weight loss, but it may also cut breast cancer risk by 30%
Nobody handed Ozempic a second job. But it appears to have taken one anyway. A large new study published…
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How cancer treatment costs can quietly reshape a family’s financial future
A cancer diagnosis is often described as a medical emergency, but for many families, the first shock is not…
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12 factors behind the cooling demand for plant-based meat alternatives
Plant-based meat had a singular moment. The burger that bled. The IPO that sent Beyond Meat’s stock soaring 163%…
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Flu outbreak at Texas base hits 222 cases after Hegseth ends vaccine mandate
One cough can sound small until it moves through a barracks. At Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, that fear now…
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Fentanyl flooded U.S. streets while the DEA did nothing, records show
It is hard to believe that hundreds of thousands of deadly pills flooded into a community while federal agents…
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FDA approval of flavored e-cigarettes raises concerns over potential impacts on youth vaping
A single regulatory decision is forcing a difficult reckoning over how easily policy shifts can reshape the line between…
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I ate popcorn every day for 7 days — these were the results
A simple weeklong switch to air-popped popcorn revealed how small dietary changes can noticeably affect energy, hunger, and overall…
