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09 Feb
Caffeinated Coffee and Tea Linked to Lower Dementia Risk. But What About Decaf?
A new study finds caffeinated coffee and tea are significantly associated with lower dementia risk. The link wasn’t there with decaf.
06 Feb
One Family Habit Linked to Less Teen Drinking and Drug Use
A new study finds family meals that include real conversation and fewer digital distractions lead to sharply lower rates of teen substance use.
05 Feb
Mediterranean Diet Linked to Lower Stroke Risk in Women
In a new study, women who followed the Mediterranean diet most closely had a much lower risk of all types of stroke, including those caused by bleeding in the brain.
NFL Launches Contest To Redesign Football Helmet Facemasks To Cut Concussion Risk
The National Football League is asking inventors, engineers and researchers to help make football helmets safer, starting with the facemask.
At a Super Bowl innovation event last week, the league announced a new HealthTECH Challenge focused on redesigning helmet facemasks to better protect players from head injuries.
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Hims Pulls Cheaper Wegovy Pill After Federal Scrutiny
Hims & Hers says it will stop selling a low-cost copy of a new weight-loss pill made by Novo Nordisk, after federal officials raised concerns that the product may violate drug laws.
The online health company announced the move Saturday, just two days after introducing the pill.
The decision followed warnings from federal regulato...
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AI-Powered Stethoscope Doubles Detection Of Heart Problems
An artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled stethoscope more than doubles a doctor’s ability to detect heart murmurs, a symptom of severe heart disease, a new study says.
Doctors armed with the AI-powered stethoscope accurately identified heart valve disease 92% of the time, versus 46% when using a traditional stethoscope, researchers re...
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Young People At Risk From Psychiatric Drug Combos, Study Says
About 1 in 4 young people could be at risk from prescription medicines they’re taking for psychiatric conditions, new research shows.
About 26% of children and young adults taking these meds have been prescribed a combination that could cause serious drug interactions, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Academy o...
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Experimental Pill Slashes 'Bad' Cholesterol Levels
A daily experimental pill can slash levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol, a new clinical trial has found.
Enlicitide cut people’s LDL cholesterol levels by up to 60%, according to results published Feb. 4 in The New England Journal of Medicine.
“These reductions in LDL cholesterol are the most we have ever...
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Therapy Dogs Ease Loneliness Among People Hospitalized For Mental Illness
Regular visits by a therapy dog can aid the healing of people hospitalized for treatment of mental disorders, a new study says.
Therapy dogs eased the loneliness and isolation of patients in a hospital for psychiatric care, helping their treatment, researchers recently reported in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry.
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