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  • Ongoing problems with kids' heart transplant waitlists found in two studies

    More babies and children survive the wait for a heart transplant than in the past, but improvements are due to better medical care, not changes to waitlist rules, a new study finds. The method used across the United States to waitlist children…

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  • GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people

    GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people

    A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn’t use a patch. He didn’t set a quit date. He simply lost…

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  • At-home saunas are all the rage right now — so we tried one to see if they’re actually worth it

    At-home saunas are all the rage right now — so we tried one to see if they’re actually worth it

    It seems like everywhere I look lately, there are at-home saunas for sale. They’re everywhere — Amazon, Costco, Sam’s…

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  • Vaginal estrogen therapy not linked to cancer recurrence in survivors of endometrial cancer

    Despite the increased incidence of endometrial cancer in younger women, there is limited research regarding the safety of local, low-dose vaginal estrogen therapy (ET) for survivors. A new study suggests that this form of estrogen is not only…

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  • Chronic wasting disease found in deer across more parts of Utah

    Chronic wasting disease found in deer across more parts of Utah

    SCOFIELD, Carbon County — Utah wildlife officials fear that a transmissible disease that affects the nervous system of big game like deer, elk and moose is spreading after it was recently discovered in more parts of the state.

    Chronic wasting…

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  • GLP-1 medications get at the heart of addiction, study finds

    Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown in a new study that GLP-1 medications may be effective at treating and preventing substance-use disorders across all major addictive substances studied, suggesting…

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  • GLP-1s could help curb addiction to cigarettes, alcohol and opioids, study suggests

    GLP-1s could help curb addiction to cigarettes, alcohol and opioids, study suggests

    Evidence continues to mount suggesting that GLP-1 drugs may help people cut back on cigarettes, drinking and opioid use.

    As the medications — which include semaglutide and tirzepatide — have grown in popularity, anecdotal reports have emerged…

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  • Quitting GLP-1 drugs triggers rapid regain, but 25% of weight loss may last

    A year after stopping taking weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, people regain—on average—60% of their lost weight. But beyond this, their regained weight plateaus, with individuals managing to keep off 25% of the weight lost to…

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