New GLP-1 Pill Helps People Lose 23 Pounds in Study

Eli Lilly says its new once-daily pill, orforglipron, helped people lose significant weight and lower blood sugar in a late-stage clinical trial. 

The company plans to seek global regulatory approval later this year.

The study included people with overweight, obesity and type 2 diabetes. Participants who took the highest dose of...

CDC’s Anti-Smoking Ads Set to End After 13 Years

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will stop airing its “Tips From Former Smokers” ads at the end of September, ending a 13-year campaign that helped millions of Americans quit smoking.

Launched in 2012, the campaign featured real people sharing the devastating health effects of smoking — and pointe...

Drowning In Chaos? A New Mindset Can Protect Against Depression, Stress

Struggling to cope with today’s catastrophe-filled world?

Changing your mindset can help protect you from the stress caused by disease outbreaks, wildfires, earthquakes, political uproars and traumatic life events, researchers say.

People given a one-hour class in shifting their mindset — to see growth opportunities amids...

Heart Patients Urged To Seek Vaccination For Common Infectious Diseases

It is vital that people with heart disease get vaccinated against common infectious diseases like COVID-19, influenza and RSV, a new clinical guideline says.

Vaccination can protect the heart health of people who’ve been diagnosed with heart disease, says the new guidance from the American College of Cardiology (ACC).

“Va...

More Women In Study Reveals Heart Risk For Men

Recruiting more women to clinical trials for heart devices can improve care for all cardiac patients, a new study argues.

A trial investigating the effectiveness of implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) wound up revealing vital information because researchers made sure nearly half the study participants were female, researchers reporte...

Child Gun Wounds More Common In Poor Neighborhoods

Children living in poor neighborhoods are up to 20 times more likely to be hospitalized for a gunshot wound, a new study says.

These hospitalizations most often are the result of unintentional shootings, caused by mishandling or accidental discharge of a firearm, researchers added.

“Our study shows that where you and your famil...

Breath Test For Diabetes Under Development

Detecting diabetes might soon be as easy as breathing into a device, a new study says.

An experimental breath test sorted out type 2 diabetes patients from healthy people, based on their exhalations, researchers report in the September issue of the Chemical Engineering Journal.

“This sensor only requires that you exhal...

Talk Therapy Alters Brain Structure, MRI Scans Show

Talk therapy has the power to alter a person’s physical brain structure, a new study shows.

Psychotherapy caused measurable changes in the brains of people with severe depression, MRI scans revealed.

Specifically, most patients experienced growth in brain regions responsible for processing emotions, researchers reported Aug. 26...

The Experts' Guide to Safely Pumping, Storing And Thawing Breast Milk

Breastfeeding offers many benefits, from emotional bonding to better nutrition and immune support. But for parents who need to pump and store breast milk, handling it safely is key.

“Parents often feel nervous about food safety when handling and storing their breast milk,” said Dr. Patricia Campbell, a pediatrician and lactatio...

U.S. Resident Diagnosed With Rare Screwworm Parasite After Travel

A Maryland resident has recovered after being diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case in years that's tied to travel in a country with an outbreak.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the case on Aug. 4, after the person returned from El Salvador. State health officials said t...

Pig Lung Transplanted Into Man for 9 Days in Groundbreaking Study

Doctors in China transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a man, where it functioned for nine days, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine.

Researchers at Guangzhou Medical University’s First Affiliated Hospital performed the surgery on a 39-year-old man who had been declared brain-dead af...

Many Cancer Patients Say Doctors Aren't Honoring Their Treatment Desires

Frequently, patients with advanced cancer simply want to be made as comfortable as possible as they wind down their final days.

Doctors aren’t listening to their desires, a new study indicates.

Many of these patients are receiving treatment focused on extending their lives rather than easing their pain, researchers reported Aug...

Firearm-Related Suicides Increasing Among Senior Women

Senior women are becoming more likely to use a gun to end their lives, a new study says.

Firearms are the leading method of suicide among seniors 65 and older, especially men, researchers say. In fact, senior men are 13 times more likely to kill themselves with a gun than senior women.

But suicides by gun are increasing rapidly among...

Mediterranean Diet Can Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes

A Mediterranean-style diet can significantly decrease risk of type 2 diabetes in people who are overweight or obese, a new study says.

People had 31% lower odds of diabetes if they adhered to a Mediterranean diet, cut their calories and exercised regularly, researchers reported Aug. 25 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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2 In 3 Women Have A Lifestyle Risk Factor For Birth Defects

Two-thirds of women in their child-bearing years have an increased risk for birth defects due to a lifestyle factor they can change, a new study says.

These risk factors — low levels of vitamin B9 (folate), unmanaged diabetes or exposure to tobacco smoke — increase the odds of a serious birth defect in any child they might have...

It Takes About A Year To Get Epilepsy Under Control For Most, Study Says

It takes about a year for people with focal epilepsy to start finding some relief from anti-seizure medications, a new study says.

In all, 3 of 5 epilepsy patients (60%) do achieve freedom from seizures thanks to a drug regimen – but it takes most an average of 12 months to reach that goal, researchers reported Aug. 25 in JAMA Ne...