WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Real-world results for blockbuster weight-loss meds like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound aren’t as impressive as those promised by the drugs’ clinical trials, a new study says. People taking such GLP-1 drugs lost just under 9% of their body weight on average after aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Ever get the sudden urge to pee once you’ve seen your front door, slipped your key into the lock or pushed the remote to open your garage door? That’s a phenomenon known as “latchkey incontinence,” and researchers think they’ve figured out how toContinue Reading
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TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling may have led to more gun deaths of children and teens in states that enacted more lenient gun laws afterward, new research suggests. The study — published June 9 in JAMA Pediatrics — looked at firearm deathsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed all 17 members of the expert panel that makes U.S. vaccine recommendations. Kennedy made the surprise announcement in an opinion piece published June 8 in The Wall Street Journal. He saidContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — BowFlex, a fitness equipment brand, is recalling more than 3.8 million adjustable dumbbells because their weight plates can fall off and hurt users. The recall follows more than 100 reports of injuries, including concussions, broken toes, bruises and scrapes, according to the U.S.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A happy family life can help tweens get better sleep, a new study says. Kids are more likely to sleep longer if they have strong family relationships with highly engaged parents, according to research scheduled for presentation at a meeting of the AmericanContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Emergency surgeries are gnawing away at U.S. health care spending, with racial disparities fueling the bill, a new study says. Emergency surgeries cost about 33% more than planned procedures, averaging $13,645 more per patient, researchers write. And costs for these emergency procedures areContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Blood tests can detect evidence of cancer three years earlier than the disease would otherwise be diagnosed, a new small-scale pilot study says. The test — called a multicancer early detection (MCED) test — looks for genetic material that’s shed by tumors intoContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Statins are a gold-standard treatment for lowering cholesterol, but a new study shows the inexpensive drugs could provide another life-saving service. Patients with sepsis appear to have a lower risk of dying if they’re treated with statins along with the usual cocktail ofContinue Reading