Drugs like Ozempic may offer heart health benefits
Medications like Ozempic and Wegovy may offer significant heart health benefits — and not just through weight loss. According to the British Heart…
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Do some hearts just need a little rest?
There is no cure for heart failure, although drugs can slow its progress, but a new study suggests that the heart might improve if it just gets some rest….
Consulting giant settles opioid lawsuit
The global consulting firm McKinsey & Company will pay $650 million to settle a Justice Department investigation into its work with OxyContin maker Purdue…
Norovirus rates skyrocket this winter
Norovirus infection rates have surged in parts of the U.S. this season and more outbreaks are reported each week. According to Fortune, the most recent…
Cats are vulnerable to avian flu
Experts warn cat owners not to feed their animals raw milk or raw meat products after several house cats and 20 big cats died of avian flu, or H5N1….
Fat cell memory linked to obesity
You can look at a donut and gain five pounds. Funny — but maybe even a tiny bit true. A new study published in the journal Nature hints at a correlation…
How to save your back and your heart but still shovel the snow
The white stuff drifting down is beautiful. But you have to get rid of it, and start getting rid of it very soon. Shoveling snow is a physically demanding…
Study: Vaping has immediate negative health effects
New research presented recently at the Radiological Society of North America’s annual conference showed that e-cigarette users experience immediate…
Alzheimer’s drug trial halted
Texas-based biotechnology firm Cassava Sciences has halted an advanced clinical trial for the experimental Alzheimer’s drug simufilam after it failed to…
Weight loss drugs may help lower cancer risk
Drugs in the GLP-1 agonist class such as Ozempic and Wegovy have already transformed diabetes and obesity treatment, and now researchers say that they may…