Many folks are needlessly suffering from dry eyes, a new study says.

More than half of people in the U.S. and Europe struggle with dry eyes, in which their eyes fail to produce enough tears to keep them lubricated, researchers reported today at a meeting of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) in Copenhagen.

Smokers have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, especially if they are genetically predisposed to the condition, a new study says.

People who ever smoked at all have an elevated risk of all four subtypes of type 2 diabetes, and heavy smokers are at even greater risk, researchers reported Saturday at a meeting of the European Asso... Full Page

Half of people who start taking the GLP-1 weight-loss drug Ozempic drop it within a year, a new study says.

About 52% of people in Denmark prescribed semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) for weight loss stopped taking it after one year, researchers reported Saturday at a meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Vienna.

Instead of searching for reading glasses, could middle-aged folks and seniors soon find themselves rummaging around for a misplaced eye dropper?

Special eye drops used two to three times daily might one day replace reading glasses as a means of coping with age-related vision loss, researchers reported in Copenhagen Sunday at a meeting of t... Full Page

The benefits of psilocybin treatment for depression might last as long as five years for some, a new study says.

Two-thirds of participants in an early psilocybin clinical trial remained in complete remission from their depression when researchers checked in on them five years later, according to results published in the Journal of Psy... Full Page