New virus variants threaten a summer Covid-19 wave, but experts say the risk remains uncertain
Covid-19 levels are about the lowest they’ve ever been in the United States, but another new crop of virus variants once again threatens to disrupt …
Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk says it will study drug’s effects on alcohol consumption but isn’t focused on addiction
When Cheri Ferguson started taking Ozempic last year, she said, she hoped to lose about 50 pounds she’d gained during the Covid-19 pandemic. But it …
New USDA testing with substitute H5N1 bird flu virus reminds us why eating rare burgers can be risky
Laboratory tests by the US Department of Agriculture haven’t found any H5N1 bird flu virus in raw beef, but they are a good reminder why …
US drug overdose deaths decreased in 2023 for the first time in five years
After a steep rise during the Covid-19 pandemic, preliminary data shows that drug overdose deaths in the United States ticked down in 2023 for the …
US drowning death rates have increased, reversing decades of decline
After decades of decline, accidental drowning rates are rising in the US, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported. With Americans getting …
What the results of Wegovy’s longest clinical trial yet show about weight loss, side effects and heart protection
New analyses of the longest clinical trial yet of the weight-loss drug Wegovy are shedding light on how quickly it helps people lose weight, how …
I have a family history of Alzheimer’s disease. I wanted to understand my own risk
I’ve been reporting on Alzheimer’s disease for more than two decades, and any progress in the field has seemed incremental at best, leaving most patients …
Signs of Alzheimer’s were everywhere. Then his brain improved
Preventive neurologist Dr Richard Isaacson stared at the numbers on the fax in astonishment. Blood biomarkers of telltale signs of early Alzheimer’s disease in the …
Moms with HIV can breastfeed if taking treatment and virus is undetectable, pediatricians’ group says
Each time LaTonya looks at framed photos of herself breastfeeding her baby son for the first time, she swells with emotion. As a mother living …
People using popular drugs for weight loss, diabetes are more likely to be diagnosed with stomach paralysis, studies find
Injected medications that treat diabetes and obesity increase the risk of a rare but serious side effect: stomach paralysis, according to new data on the …