Weight-loss drugs’ impact on cancer risk revealed in new study

Weight-loss medications and bariatric surgery have both been found effective at helping people shed excess pounds — and now a new study explores their link to obesity-related cancer (ORC) risk. Obesity is a known risk factor for certain types of cancers, and has also been shown to impact cancer survival. Obesity-related cancers include multiple myeloma,...

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FDA warns seniors to avoid this vaccine after deadly complications

Older adults are being warned against receiving the chikungunya vaccine before traveling. The Ixchiq vaccination, developed by Valneva to prevent the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November 2023 as the first of its kind. The approval applies to anyone aged 18 and older who has a risk of being...

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Common aging symptom could worsen loneliness in seniors

Addressing hearing loss in the elderly could help alleviate the growing loneliness epidemic among senior citizens, according to a report from SWNS.  A new study led by researchers at NYU Langone Health found that providing hearing aids and guidance on their use may help preserve vital social connections that often diminish with age, which could...

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Flesh-eating New World Screwworm could pose health risks to cattle, humans

A threat to American livestock – the New World Screwworm (NWS) fly, which has been considered eradicated from the country since 1966 — has reemerged as a potential danger following an outbreak in Mexico. The news triggered a shutdown of cattle, horse and bison imports along the southern border, as U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke...

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Top 10 most expensive prescription drugs in the US by price and by sales volume

On the heels of President Donald Trump’s Monday announcement of an executive order that will slash prescription drug prices in the U.S., the spotlight is on current costs and how much Americans could save. The president’s order calls for "most favored nations drug pricing" — which means "the lowest price paid for a drug in other developed countries,...

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FDA says ‘dangerous’ substance known as ‘gas station heroin’ poses major risk to young people

The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is sounding the alarm on a dangerous drug referred to as "gas station heroin," that can lead to serious harm, including death. FDA Commissioner Martin A. Makary sent a letter to his colleagues last week to draw their attention to what he called a "dangerous and growing health trend" facing the...

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AI tool scans faces to predict biological age and cancer survival

A simple selfie could hold hidden clues to one’s biological age — and even how long they’ll live. That’s according to researchers from Mass General Brigham, who developed a deep-learning algorithm called FaceAge. Using a photo of someone’s face, the artificial intelligence tool generates predictions of the subject’s biological age, which is the rate...

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