Popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound can help reduce a woman’s risk for as many as 14 cancers associated with obesity, a new study says. People taking a GLP-1 drug had a 7% lower...

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U.S. mothers are struggling with both their mental and physical health, a new study says. The percentage of mothers who report excellent mental health dropped 12 points between 2016 and 2023, from 38% to 26%, researchers reported...

Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is urging lawmakers to take stronger steps to protect children from the potential dangers of social media. In a recent interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Murthy said Congress...

Dozens of staff at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) walked out of a recent town hall meeting after Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya suggested the agency may have helped fund research that caused the COVID-19 pandemic....

Music legend Billy Joel has canceled tour dates through July 2026 after being diagnosed with a brain condition called normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). The 76-year-old singer announced Friday that his condition had worsened with recent performances, affecting...

“It’s easier to put your elbow in your ear” is a time-tested way to describe the impossibility of any given task. But the route to easing knee pain might indeed wend through the ear, a new study...

Excess deaths in the United States have continued to mount following the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to an early demise for hundreds of thousands, a new study says. More than 1.5 million “missing Americans” died in 2022 and...

The last thing a cancer patient might like to do is hit the treadmill or hop on an exercise bike, given how much the disease and its treatments drain a person’s energy. But toughing through regular workouts...

Vitamin D supplements might be a veritable Fountain of Youth, capable of slowing down a person’s biological aging, a new study says. People taking daily vitamin D3 experienced less wear-and-tear on their telomeres, the protective caps of...