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…
FDA Expands Investigation of Pureed Fruit Pouches
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Robin Foster and Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReportersMONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 -- Amid reports of more illnesses and additional product recalls, U.S. health officials have expanded their investigation into potentially lead-tainted pouches…
Experimental Pacemaker Can Recharge Its Own Battery
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 -- It’s a pacemaker that’s a bit like the Energizer bunny – it will keep ticking and ticking and ticking.An experimental pacemaker is able…
Is Your 18-Year-Old Really Mature? New Brain Study…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 -- An adolescent starts thinking like an adult right around the age of 18, according to new research.That provides some of the first definitive…
GED Recipients Have Worse Health Than High School…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 -- Adults who received a high school equivalency diploma have significantly poorer health outcomes than traditional graduates, according to a new study.Older Americans with…
CDC Advisors Recommend Masks in Hospitals Without Naming…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Robin Foster and Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReportersMONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 -- Advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have voted to recommend that health providers wear masks during…
Tyson Chicken Nuggets Recalled Over Small Metal Pieces…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Robin Foster and Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReportersMONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 -- Nearly 30,000 pounds of dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets have been recalled by maker Tyson Foods Inc. after customers discovered small bits…
Cardiac Arrest? Drones Might Someday Come to the…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 -- Drones might prove a feasible way to deliver lifesaving defibrillators to cardiac arrests in remote areas, a new research simulation suggests.Delivering automated external…
At Same PSA Levels, Black Men Still More…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 -- Even with the same prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, Black men are more likely to have prostate cancer than white men, new research shows.The…