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HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Pushes Doctors to Help Patients Stop Taking Antidepressants
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says doctors need to do more to help patients safely stop taking antidepressants.…
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Racial and Ethnic Gaps Found in Treatment of Chronic Vulvar Pain
Understanding Chronic Vulvar Pain and Its Impact Chronic vulvar pain, known medically as vulvodynia, affects millions of women in the United States.…
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New Shingles Vaccine Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in Older Adults, Study Finds
A large new analysis of Medicare data suggests that older adults who received the modern shingles vaccine were significantly less likely to…
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Hospital Shootings on the Rise: Study Shows Steady Increase Over 25 Years
Understanding the Scope of the Problem When you walk into a hospital, you expect to find healing and safety. A new study…
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GLP-1 Use in Early Pregnancy Linked to Lower Chance of Below-Recommended Weight Gain, Study Finds
WASHINGTON — Taking GLP-1 receptor agonist medications for weight loss during early pregnancy was linked to a lower risk of gaining too…
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Ozempic Users Face Unexpected Social Backlash, New Study Reveals
Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are often celebrated as game-changers for weight loss. But a new study from Rice University reveals a…
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Home-Based Light Therapy Device Shows Promise for Reducing Dangerous Heart Rhythms
What This Means for People Living with Heart Rhythm Disorders For the millions of people worldwide who live with ventricular arrhythmias, the…
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Injectable Biomaterial That Travels Through Bloodstream Shows Promise for Healing Heart Attack Damage
A new biomaterial designed to travel through the bloodstream could offer a less invasive way to calm inflammation and help injured tissue…
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New Atopic Dermatitis Drugs Show Promise, But Safety Concerns Emerge Over Kaposi Sarcoma Risk
Three leading dermatologists recently gathered for a virtual roundtable discussion about atopic dermatitis (AD), the most common form of eczema. The conversation,…
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Single Dose of Psilocybin Linked to Brain Changes; MS Patients with APOE4 Gene Show Faster Disability
Understanding the Latest Brain Health Research Every week, scientists learn more about how our brains work and what can go wrong. This…
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Sharp Drop in Bariatric Surgery Raises Questions; Experts Urge Protection of Obesity Research; New Guidelines for Prescribing Exercise
Sharp Drop in Bariatric Surgery Raises Questions For the first time since 2020, the number of bariatric surgery procedures performed annually in…
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Study Raises New Safety Concerns About Geographic Atrophy Drugs Syfovre and Izervay
DENVER — A new analysis of real-world patient data suggests that two recently approved drugs for geographic atrophy (GA), a form of…