FDA Approves Higher-Dose Wegovy To Help People Lose More Weight

A stronger version of the popular weight loss drug Wegovy is on the way after federal regulators signed off on a higher dose.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a 7.2-milligram dose of Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy. Until now, the highest approved dose was 2.4 milligrams, taken as a wee...

Nearly 90,000 Bottles of Children’s Ibuprofen Recalled Nationwide

If you have children’s ibuprofen at home, you may want to check the label.

Nearly 90,000 bottles have been recalled over possible contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.

The recall affects 89,592 bottles of Children’s Ibuprofen Oral Suspension made by Strides Pharma for Taro Pharmaceuticals USA, I...

A Nasal Swab for Alzheimer's? Duke Team Has One in Testing

Detecting the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease may one day be as easy as swabbing the inside of your nose.

An experimental swab, patented by Duke Health, picked up early changes in nerve and immune cells even before thinking and memory problems had emerged.

"If we can diagnose people early enough, we might be able to start th...

Your Bank Account Might Show How Well Your Brain Will Age, Researchers Say

A person’s bank statement might predict how fast their brain will age, a new study says.

Money troubles in middle and old age were consistently associated with worse memory scores and faster brain decline, researchers recently reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

The link was strongest among folks 65 and o...

Rural Residents Have Highest Cancer Death Rates, Researchers Say

Rural residents face an increasingly larger share of cancer deaths in the U.S., with the gap continuing to widen between them and their urban brethren, a new study says.

Rural areas had the highest cancer death rates in 2021 to 2023, while large cities had the lowest rates, researchers reported March 19 in the Journal of the National C...