NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! America’s heart health is improving in one key way, but a newly defined syndrome is raising alarms. The findings come from the American Heart Association (AHA), which reported improvements in life expectancy and fewer heart attacks and strokes compared to 2023. New to this year’s report is…
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A pharmacist displays a box of Wegovy pills at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, Jan. 15, 2026. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images The future of the booming obesity drug market won’t hinge on drugs that deliver greater weight loss alone. Top executives from drugmakers big and small told CNBC that the next phase…
A review of studies published in The Lancet found no link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism, contradicting the Trump administration’s recent claims. Source link
Handing over screens to young children is becoming a norm these days, but this norm has actually become a silent threat. The early years of life, in which a child’s brain develops rapidly, are now often spent in front of mobile screens, which is proving to be very harmful to their language, behavior, emotions and…
Two nurses from Barasat in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal who have tested positive for the Nipah virus are in a coma and in extremely critical condition, hospital sources said on Wednesday. In both cases, the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores for eye opening, verbal response, and motor response are below five. The…
Dr May van Schalkwyk from the University of Edinburgh shares her thoughts with Drs Chris and Xand on What’s Up Docs? Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Big moves are continuing in the weight loss landscape in the new year following breakthrough research of GLP-1 medications and other methods. Weight-loss experts spoke with Fox News Digital about their predictions for the most major changes to come in 2026. No. 1: Shift to whole-body treatment …
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Nurses provide medical care to patients during International Nurses Day at Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, May 12, 2025. — APP Mobile phone use has been barred during hospital duty. CM terms unavailability of drugs “incomprehensible”. Body cameras approved to improve hospital accountability. LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to introduce body cameras for…
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The logo of pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is displayed in front of its offices in Bagsvaerd, on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Nov. 24, 2025. Tom Little | Reuters Novo Nordisk will start rolling out the first-ever GLP-1 pill for weight loss in the U.S. on Monday, the company announced, marking a new chapter of obesity…
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It may not sound like a New Year’s resolution, but Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel is serving up some unusual advice as you start out 2026: Eat your ice cream. “Ice cream will make you happy, and that’s very important,” he explained. I asked, “Why would I live longer eating ice cream?” “Ice cream is a good…
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