Medically reviewed by Carmen Pope, BPharm. Last updated on May 14, 2024.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Semaglutide -- the active ingredient in the blockbuster weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy -- can…
Cold Weather Running May Be Even Healthier
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 -- Dreary, chilly winter days might cause some year-round runners to think twice about their jog, but recent research suggests the benefits of cold…
U.S. Suicide Numbers Hit New Record High in…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 -- U.S. suicide numbers reached a grim new high in 2022. The increase was most acute among women over the age of 24, according…
Mounjaro Beats Ozempic for Weight Loss in Early…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 (Healthday News) -- The diabetes drug Mounjaro prompted more weight loss among overweight and obese adults than Ozempic did in a real-world setting, researchers…
Could the Neck Be to Blame for Common…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 (Healthday News) -- Your neck muscles could be giving you headaches, claims new German research that used special MRI scans to spot the connection.“Our…
Misinformation Is Everywhere. Experts Offer Tools to Counter…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 -- The world is being flooded with internet-driven misinformation, but there are ways to counter fake news with the facts, a new report says.These…
Black Patients Wait Longer Than Whites for Alzheimers…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 — Medical imaging for thinking and memory issues happens much later in Black patients than in their white and Hispanic counterparts, new research…
Soccer Heading Tied to Declines in Brain Function
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 -- Evidence that soccer heading -- where players use their heads to strike a ball -- is dangerous continues to mount.Research to be…
Testosterone Therapy for Transgender Patients May Be Safer…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 -- Transgender people transitioning to male (transmasculine) identity typically take testosterone therapy as part of the process. There have been worries that the treatment…