GLP-1 Medications Show Little Effect on Cancer, Study Shows

A new study suggests popular GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic and Zepbound, may not lower cancer risk as some had hoped.

Researchers analyzed 48 randomized trials including 94,245 adults who were overweight, obese or had type 2 diabetes. More than 51,000 people took a GLP-1 drug, and nearly 43,000 received a placebo and were followed for about 70...

Many Young Americans Still Smoking Tobacco and Cannabis, Study Shows

Many young Americans are still smoking nicotine, tobacco or cannabis, even as edibles and vapes continue to grow in popularity.

A University of Michigan study looked at how 12- to 34-year-olds are using these substances today. Researchers examined data from 8,722 individuals who had used at least one of these products within the last 30 da...

AI Can Improve Epilepsy Treatment, Experts Argue

Artificial intelligence (AI) can help improve treatment of epilepsy by connecting the dots in complex cases, a new study says.

AI helped identify patients with drug-resistant epilepsy who might benefit from surgery, and it highlighted missing tests and evaluations that could better guide patients’ care, researchers reported in Atlant...

U.S. ERs Are Failing Sickle Cell Patients In Pain, Study Says

U.S. emergency rooms are failing patients in severe pain from a sickle cell disease crisis, a new study says.

Only 1 in 3 patients in an ER for sickle cell crisis receive opioid painkillers within the first hour as treatment guidelines recommend, researchers reported Saturday in Orlando at an American Society of Hematology meeting.

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TikTok Videos On Gout Misleading, Inaccurate, Experts Say

Gout patients shouldn’t trust TikTok videos for advice on managing their condition, a new study says.

Most videos portray gout flares as a personal choice that can be alleviated through a healthy diet and less booze, researchers reported today in the journal Rheumatology Advances in Practice.

The videos fail to focus o...

Do Energy Drinks Increase Stroke Risk? One Patient's Story

Energy drinks might give you wings, unleash the beast or fuel your grind — but chugging too many might pose a serious stroke risk, doctors warn.

An otherwise fit and healthy man in his 50s with a daily eight-can habit found out the hard way, according to a case study published Dec. 9 in the journal BMJ Case Reports.