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…
COVID Vaccines Curbed Pandemic-Linked Surge in Preemie Births
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 -- COVID vaccines saved the lives and health of countless babies by preventing their premature births, a new study shows.COVID-19 initially caused an alarming…
Smoking Tobacco Plus Weed Greatly Raises Odds for…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 -- Folks who smoke weed along with cigarettes are doing serious damage to their lungs, a new study warns.People who do both are 12…
New COVID Variant Takes Hold in the United…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 (Healthday News) -- The prevalence of a highly mutated COVID variant has tripled in the past two weeks, new government data shows.Now, nearly 1…
Internet Poses No Threat to Mental Health, Major…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 -- It might seem that surfing the web could cause a person’s mental health to suffer, but a landmark new study has concluded that…
Same Gender Patient and Surgeon Doesnt Make Safer…
Medically reviewed by Carmen Pope, BPharm. Last updated on Nov 27, 2023.By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 (HeathDay News) -- More female surgeons are entering the field, which brings up a new question:…
In Michigan, 5 Women Contracted Syphilis Affecting the…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 — In a disease cluster last year, one infected but asymptomatic man spread a rare form of syphilis that affects the eyes to five…
After Salmonella Cases Double in a Week, Cantaloupe…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 (Healthday News) -- Three more brands of cantaloupe have been recalled by U.S. health officials after salmonella infections linked to the fruit more than…
Long COVID Now Common in U.S. Nursing Homes
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 — Repeated COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes have had a stark and lasting impact on vulnerable older residents, a new study reports.Long COVID…