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GLP-1 Weight-Loss Boom Linked to Surge in Poison Control Calls
A new study found that calls to poison control centers involving popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs climbed sharply after semaglutide was approved for obesity in 2021, with most cases linked to medication mistakes that could have been avoided.
24 Jun
Even 5-Minute Movement Breaks Can Boost Your Mood and Cut Fatigue
A new study finds 5-minute walking breaks every 60 minutes help improve mental and physical health during a long day of sitting at work.
23 Jun
Midlife Strength Training Linked to Lower Diabetes Risk
Consistent strength training throughout midlife reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes by 42%, new study finds.
GLP-1 Weight-Loss Boom Linked To Surge In Poison Control Calls
As the use of GLP-1 medications for weight loss surges, so do calls to U.S. poison control centers, according to a new study.
A team led by Jordan Miller of the University of Texas at San Antonio analyzed reports submitted to the National Poison Data System involving GLP-1 drugs before and after the 2021 approval of semaglutide for the tre...
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Very Few Men Discuss Prostate Cancer Screening With Their Doctor
THURSDAY, June 25, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Very few middle-aged men are discussing prostate cancer screening with their doctor, even though they face a decision whether or not to be tested, a new study says.
Only about 6% of men have had a documented discussion with their primary care doctor about prostate cancer screening, even...
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Brain Scans Improve Targeting Of Magnetic Stimulation For Depression
Personalized brain imaging could help doctors better use magnetic stimulation to treat people with severe depression, a new study says.
Such brain imaging helped researchers better target accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation (aTMS), producing a reduction in depression symptoms and better treatment response rates, researchers repor...
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Estrogen Birth Control May Protect Women’s Brains As They Age
Women on the pill appear to have healthier brains as they grow older, a new study says.
Taking hormone-based birth control as a younger woman appears to protect the brain, maintaining the size of regions vital to memory, cognition and information, researchers report in the July 1 issue of the journal NeuroImage.
Women’...
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Severe Pregnancy Nausea Tied To Higher Risk Of Complications
Severe nausea during pregnancy might increase the risk of complications for both mother and baby, a new study says.
About 1% to 3% of pregnancies are severely strained by hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), the medical term for sustained nausea and vomiting while expecting, researchers recently reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology...
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Even 5-Minute Movement Breaks Can Boost Your Mood And Fight Fatigue
Got five minutes?
A new study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, suggests that five minutes of physical activity every hour may be all it takes to boost your mood, reduce fatigue and break up long stretches of unhealthy sitting.
Keith Diaz of the Columbia University Medical Center in New York City and coll...
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