Ozempic May Help Treat Kidney Disease, Study Finds
A major clinical trial showed such promising results that the drug’s maker halted it early.
How to Enjoy Summer Without a Vacation: Tips for Work Days and Weekends
You don’t need a vacation to embrace a sunnier state of mind.
Extreme Heat: What ER Doctors Want You to Know
Here’s how to protect yourself from dehydration, heat stroke and other serious health problems.
FDA Panel Endorses Safety of Guardant Blood Test for Colon Cancer
A committee of experts that advises the Food and Drug Administration voted by large majorities on Thursday that a new blood test to screen people for colon and rectal cancers was safe and effective, and that its benefits outweighed its risks. But the group cautioned that the blood test had limitations and added that they…
Cannabis Tops Alcohol as Americans’ Daily Drug of Choice
For the first time on record, cannabis has outpaced alcohol as the daily drug of choice for Americans. In 2022 there were 17.7 million people who reported using cannabis either every day or nearly every day, compared with 14.7 million who reported using alcohol with the same frequency, according to a study, published on Wednesday…
Allergies, Covid or a Cold? Here’s How to Tell the Difference.
It’s sniffle season. Here’s how to figure out what’s causing your symptoms.
Louisiana Lawmakers Vote to Make Abortion Pills Controlled Substances
Louisiana lawmakers passed legislation on Thursday to make the state the first in the nation to designate abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances. Possession of the drugs without a prescription would be a crime punishable with jail time and thousands of dollars in fines. The legislation, which passed the State Senate by a vote of…
Ascension Cyberattack Persists, Causing Patient Care Delays
In more than a dozen states, doctors and nurses have resorted to paper and handwritten treatment orders to chart patient illnesses and track them, unable to access the detailed medical histories that have long been available only through computerized records. Patients have waited for long stints in emergency rooms, and their treatments have been delayed…
The Health Benefits of Gardening
Digging holes can be a workout and mood booster all rolled into one.
A Second Dairy Worker Has Contracted Bird Flu, C.D.C. Reports
A farmworker in Michigan has been diagnosed with bird flu, state officials announced on Wednesday, making it the second human case associated with the outbreak in cows. Officials said that the individual became infected with the virus, called H5N1, after exposure to infected livestock. The individual had only mild symptoms and has fully recovered, officials…