The World Health Organization (WHO) released its first-ever guideline on using GLP-1 medications to treat obesity.
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WHO issues first guidance on using GLP-1 drugs to treat obesity
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Adorable Rescued Golden Retriever Has the Gentlest Response to Meeting a Child for the First Time
When a pet parent brings home a rescue dog, the whole world is full of new experiences. Regardless of how old the pup is or what they’ve been through before meeting their forever family, every milestone is worth celebrating—especially when it’s…
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Nearly one in five child deaths linked to growth failure, global analysis finds
Nearly 1 million children around the globe fail to reach their fifth birthday every year due to devastating health consequences linked to child growth failure, making it the third leading risk factor for mortality and morbidity in children under…
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Gender-specific supportive environment key to cutting female athletes' injury risks, new statement suggests
Creating a safe, gender-specific, supportive environment—one that is free of body shaming and idealized female forms, for example—is key to minimizing female athletes’ future risks of injury and protecting their health, emphasizes the…
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Eating disorders in moms-to-be linked to heightened risk of asthma and wheezing in their children
Eating disorders in moms-to-be are linked to a heightened risk of asthma and wheezing in their children, irrespective of the type of disorder, presence of co-existing depression/anxiety, or the timing of their child’s exposure, finds research…
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Over-reliance on AI risks eroding new and future doctors' critical thinking and reinforcing existing bias, warn experts
Over-reliance on generative AI risks eroding new and future doctors’ critical thinking skills, while potentially reinforcing existing data bias and inequity, warns an editorial published in the online journal BMJ Evidence Based Medicine.
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‘Bigorexia,’ a disorder you might not know how to spot
George Mycock’s fitness routine had gotten out of hand.
The 22-year-old was terrified of putting on body fat but eager to develop more muscle. He tracked his food so thoroughly that he…
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Noninvasive approach to treating stroke by boosting the brain's lymphatic system
Scientists from Monash University are partnering with colleagues at the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., to develop a new, high-tech approach for treating ischemic stroke by enhancing removal of toxic waste products from the brain.
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Are pop stars who light up making smoking cool again?
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter leans over a sink, a cigarette between her fingers, dressed in a corset made entirely of cigarette packs.
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An Astonishing Graph
An Astonishing Graph
For most of human history, around 50% of children used to die before they reached the end of puberty. In 2020, that number is 4.3%. It’s 0.3% in countries like Japan & Norway.
This dramatic decline has resulted from…
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