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25 Jun
A new study found that calls to poison control centers involving popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs climbed sharply after semaglutide was approved for obesity in 2021, with most cases linked to medication mistakes that could have been avoided.
24 Jun
A new study finds 5-minute walking breaks every 60 minutes help improve mental and physical health during a long day of sitting at work.
23 Jun
Consistent strength training throughout midlife reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes by 42%, new study finds.
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter June 26, 2026
Concerns about statins causing severe muscle problems are overblown, a new study says.
The cholesterol-lowering drugs can be expected to rarely cause any serious muscle problems, researchers reported June 25 in The Lancet Digital Health.
More than 98% of people eligible for statins are at low risk of serious muscle problems,... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter June 26, 2026
Younger U.S. generations appear to be adopting Peter Pan’s fear of growing up, a new study says
Millennial college students (born between 1981 and 1996) feared adulthood more than earlier generations, wishing they could return to the security and happiness of childhood, according to the study.
However, they wound up embracing a... Full Page
HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter June 25, 2026
As the use of GLP-1 medications for weight loss surges, so do calls to U.S. poison control centers, according to a new study.
A team led by Jordan Miller of the University of Texas at San Antonio analyzed reports submitted to the National Poison Data System involving GLP-1 drugs before and after the 2021 approval of semaglutide for the tre... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter June 25, 2026
THURSDAY, June 25, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Very few middle-aged men are discussing prostate cancer screening with their doctor, even though they face a decision whether or not to be tested, a new study says.
Only about 6% of men have had a documented discussion with their primary care doctor about prostate cancer screening, even... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter June 25, 2026
Personalized brain imaging could help doctors better use magnetic stimulation to treat people with severe depression, a new study says.
Such brain imaging helped researchers better target accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation (aTMS), producing a reduction in depression symptoms and better treatment response rates, researchers repor... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter June 25, 2026
Women on the pill appear to have healthier brains as they grow older, a new study says.
Taking hormone-based birth control as a younger woman appears to protect the brain, maintaining the size of regions vital to memory, cognition and information, researchers report in the July 1 issue of the journal NeuroImage.
Women’... Full Page