FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic/Wegovy don’t increase a person’s risk of suicidal actions or thoughts, a new study has concluded. Earlier research had potentially linked these drugs — which are used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity — with suicidal thoughts and self-harm,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Average people are right to be worried about PFAS “forever chemicals” being found in the food and water supply, an internationally renowned leader in children’s environmental health says. “We’re not overreacting, and we need to take it even more seriously in the formContinue Reading
Number of measles cases has risen to 124 in Gaines County, Texas, since JanuaryContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — With egg prices soaring due to a severe bird flu outbreak, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $1 billion plan to contain the disease and help poultry farmers recover. The outbreak has destroyed flocks nationwide, with more than 166 million birdsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal vaccine advisory panel work session focused on next year’s flu shot has been canceled without explanation. It is the second vaccine advisory meeting that has been canceled or postponed since Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic, was confirmed asContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to extreme heat might accelerate aging in older adults, with sizzling weather causing them to fade faster, a new study suggests. People living in neighborhoods with more days of high heat experience greater biological aging on average than people living in coolerContinue Reading
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THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A blood test can help doctors detect ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and predict how the degenerative disease will progress in patients, a new study suggests. People with ALS have three times higher blood levels of neurofilament light chain proteins, which are producedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Microplastics could be affecting the brain health of people living in coastal areas, a new study says. Marine microplastics — microscopic plastic fragments smaller than 5 millimeters — are associated with disabilities of memory, thinking and mobility, according to findings to be presentedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) might help treat childhood epilepsy by detecting brain abnormalities that are causing kids’ seizures, a new study suggests. The AI tool, called MELD Graph, found 64% of brain lesions linked to epilepsy that human radiologists had previously missed, researchers reportContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Powerful synthetic opioids are meant to serve as painkillers, but new research suggests their use during surgery might actually prompt worse pain during patients’ recovery. The use of two types of synthetic opioid during surgery is linked to patients having a poor “painContinue Reading