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11 Sep
Girls exposed to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals are more likely to start puberty early – increasing their risk for obesity, diabetes and heart disease, researchers say.
10 Sep
A new study finds infants and young kids who eat a lot of fruit, oats and rye have significantly higher odds of being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, which can lead to eye, heart, nerve and kidney problems.
09 Sep
Researchers are now testing a new semaglutide delivery platform that combines the medication with a special hydrogel to achieve sustained release over one month or longer.
Prescriptions for amphetamine stimulants to treat ADHD have increased significantly in recent years, particularly during the pandemic.
Unfortunately, high doses of stimulants like Adderall can increase the risk of psychosis or mania by more than fivefold, a new study finds.
Patients had a nearly 63% increased risk of psychosis or man...
The number of Americans with a potentially dangerous heart rhythm condition is three times greater than previously thought, a new study claims.
An estimated 5% of the population -- 10.5 million U.S. adults -- have atrial fibrillation, according to new estimates from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Previous estimat...
The injectable weight-loss drug Zepbound appears to work better in women than in men, according to a new analysis of the clinical trials that led to its approval.
All doses of tirzepatide consistently reduced weight in both women and men, researchers found.
But women lost up to 25% of their initial body weight when treated with tirze...
A lot of Americans are on the fence regarding annual flu and COVID shots, a new survey finds.
More than one-third of those polled (37%) said they’d gotten vaccines in the past but don’t plan to this year, according to results from a nationwide Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center survey.
Just a slight majority -- 5...
Two monoclonal antibody treatments to slow Alzheimer's disease, lecanemab (Leqembi) and donanemab (Kisunla), have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the past two years.
It's thought the drugs curb Alzheimer's by reducing levels of toxic amyloid protein plaques in the brain.
But what if another neurological ...
Black stroke victims are arriving at emergency rooms much later than white patients, greatly increasing their risk of death or lifelong disability, a new study finds.
Every second counts when it comes to treating a stroke, experts say.
Any moment’s delay allows for more brain damage to occur, and patients could arrive too late ...
As fears of the consequences of an unintended pregnancy rose after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, rates of surgical sterilization rose in those states most affected by the decision, new research shows.
Rates of tubal sterilization -- tying, cutting or removing the fallopian tubes -- rose by an average 3% per month in states where abor...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will launch an independent review into any possible effects of toxic metals found in tampons.
The announcement follows the release of a study in July that found traces of lead and other metals in 30 tampons from 14 brands obtained from major online retailers and stores in the ...
The weight-loss drug liraglutide helped obese children lower their BMI and reach a healthier weight, researchers report.
The findings, published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented simultaneously at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting in Madrid, are the first to demonstr...
An experimental weight-loss pill appears to help people quickly shed pounds, a new study says.
People who took the drug amycretin lost up to 13% of their body weight over three months, according to early clinical trial results presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting in Madrid.
Amycretin mimics t...
In the two years since the March of Dimes' last report on the state of U.S. maternity care, more than 100 hospitals nationwide have shuttered their obstetric units, leaving more new moms with literally "Nowhere to Go" for care.
The March of Dimes' 2024 report, titled "Nowhere to Go: Maternity Care Deserts Across the U.S.," finds hospital c...
Weekly insulin shots can help control both type 1 and type 2 diabetes as well as daily injections do, a pair of clinical trials have found.
A new class of insulin called efsitora alfa has been designed to require injections only once a week, researchers said.
Two phase 3 trials presented Tuesday at the European Association for the St...
Contrary to a warning placed on labels for CART-T cancer therapies, use of these treatments does not appear to boost the odds for a secondary cancer later, a new study shows.
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKC) in New York City believe CAR-T may be safer in that regard than is now assumed, and warning labels may ne...
People with diabetes are more prone to gum disease, due to the damage the chronic illness does to small blood vessels, a new study warns.
Diabetics who suffer from other diseases caused by small blood vessel damage -- diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy -- are also at higher risk for gum disease, researchers found.
People were 2...
Widespread and easy access to guns is the reason behind the shockingly high rate of firearm deaths in the United States, and not any rise in mental health problems suffered by perpetrators, a new study shows.
The United States has the same burden of mental health disorders as 40 other countries with comparable populations, researchers repo...
An experimental blood test could one day help identify people most likely to develop severe lung problems like COPD.
The test reviews a panel of 32 proteins in blood that best predict people most likely to suffer a rapid decline in lung function, according to a study published recently in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critica...
It’s natural for a parent to want to protect their children and keep them from harm.
But sometimes this understandable desire crosses over into “helicopter parenting,” an overbearing need to be part of a child’s every decision and dilemma.
“A helicopter parent is often fueled by anxiety, and that anxiety...
An analysis of where suicides are occurring in the United States shows that, tragically, location matters.
People living in poorer areas with fewer resources are significantly more likely to fall victim to suicide versus those living in more affluent areas, new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.
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Having asthma appears linked to raised odds for miscarriage and troubles with fertility among women, new Danish research shows.
“We found that women fulfilling the definition of asthma had a higher rate of fetal loss and an increased use of fertility treatment. The more severe the asthma and the more flare-ups the women experienced, ...
A European epilepsy drug could be an effective treatment for sleep apnea, a new study suggests.
Patients who took sulthiame had few pauses in their breathing while asleep, as well as higher levels of blood oxygen, according to clinical trial results presented Tuesday at the European Respiratory Society annual meeting in Vienna.
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