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…
Breast Cancer Rates Higher in Urban vs. Rural…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Ernie Mundell and Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReportersWEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 -- Environmental contaminants may be driving higher rates of breast cancer in urban areas compared to rural locales, a new…
Charity Scams Get Active Over the Holidays: Expert…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Ernie Mundell and Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReportersWEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 -- Abandoned animals, kids with cancer, disabled veterans: These and other pitches for charity can move your emotions and have…
AI Could Predict a Nonsmokers Risk for Lung…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) can help assess lung cancer risk in nonsmokers, a new study shows.The “CXR-Lung-Risk” AI program evaluates routine chest X-ray images,…
Too Few Seniors Get Follow-up Care After a…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 -- Four of every 10 American seniors who suffer a fall and end up in the ER with head trauma get no follow-up care…
Mexican Americans Face Higher Odds for Liver Cancer…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 -- The risk of developing liver cancer appears to be rising with each successive generation of Mexican-Americans, especially men, a new report finds.“Liver cancer…
One Death, 10 Hospitalizations in Listeria Outbreak Tied…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2023 -- Peaches, nectarines and plums tainted with Listeria have caused one death and put 10 people in the hospital with food poisoning across seven…
Many Primary Care Docs Unaware of Biologic Asthma…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2023 -- Biologic drugs to treat asthma have been around for two decades, but a surprising number of family doctors still aren’t prescribing them to…
AI Might Accurately Spot Autism in Early Childhood
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2023 — University of Louisville researchers say they've developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system with a near-perfect record of diagnosing autism in toddlers.Using specialized…