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27 Aug

Healthy Eating and Exercising May Be Lifesavers If You Drink Alcohol

A new study finds daily alcohol intake and binge drinking raise the risk of liver-related mortality, but following a healthy diet and exercising offer significant protection.

26 Aug

High-Potency Pot and the Risk for Psychosis

Marijuana products with high levels of THC increase the risk of psychosis and schizophrenia, according to a new evidence review, but their impact on anxiety and depression remains unclear.

25 Aug

Annual Mental Health Screenings Recommended for Children and Teens

With youth mental health at crisis levels, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines recommending mental, developmental and behavioral health screenings beginning at 6 months of age and continuing annually.

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...

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August 27, 2025
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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...

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August 27, 2025
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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...

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August 27, 2025
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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).

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August 27, 2025
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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...

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August 27, 2025
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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...