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…
Controlled Fires Cut Wildfire Risk by 60%, Study…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 -- Controlled forest burns can prevent the sort of high-intensity wildfires that have plagued the Western U.S. and Canada as a result of climate…
COVID Rebound Occurs in 1 in 5 People…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 -- Paxlovid helps prevent severe COVID-19, but it also might significantly increase a person’s risk of a rebound case, a new study confirms.About 1…
Too Little Sleep Might Raise a Womans Odds…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 -- Women who don’t get enough sleep might have an increased risk of diabetes, an effect even more pronounced in postmenopausal females, a new…
Most Kids With the Flu Miss Out on…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson and Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReportersTUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 -- Children stricken with influenza aren’t receiving the flu-busting antiviral drug Tamiflu even though it’s recommended for them, a new…
Man Maimed by Electric Shock Receives First-Ever Face…
Medically reviewed by Carmen Pope, BPharm. Last updated on Nov 9, 2023.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterKEY TAKEAWAYS: An Arkansas man has received the world’s first whole-eye transplant, along with a partial face transplant The man…
Food Allergies Might Pose Silent Threat to the…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Nov. 13, 2023 -- In an unexpected finding, new research suggests that antibodies arising from common food allergies may also raise risks for heart trouble.These IgE antibodies…
U.S. Men Are Dying Much Earlier Than Women,…
Medically reviewed by Carmen Pope, BPharm. Last updated on Nov 13, 2023.By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 -- The gap in life expectancy between American men and women is now the biggest…
Prediabetes Plus Smoking a Deadly Combo for Young…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Nov. 13, 2023 -- Young people who smoke and have prediabetes have triple the risk of suffering a stroke, a new study shows.Overall, hospitalized tobacco users with…