New clinical trial involving more than 1,600 people with type 2 diabetes has found a GLP-1 pill form of the drug orforglipron is similarly effective for weight loss as injectable semaglutide such as Ozempic

A study shows that Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED) is as harmful as anorexia and bulimia, often presenting with more severe symptoms, despite often being viewed as a less serious disease

Heated tobacco and cigarettes cause the same gut and vascular damage

Black, Hispanic and rural stroke patients nearing death are more likely sent home than to hospice, a Northeastern study finds

Non-voters tend to die earlier, finds study of 3 million people from Finland

Music eases surgery and speeds recovery. Research found patients exposed to music required lower doses of propofol and fentanyl

Forget the myth that exercise uses up your heartbeats

Following US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, 2 large Illinois abortion providers saw a 35% increase in abortions, driven by out-of-state patients who lived where abortion care was illegal or more restricted

Arthur Conan Doyle explored men’s mental health through Sherlock Holmes

Beyond Averages: Stratified Mechanisms Linking Greenspace Characteristics to Children’s Mental Health by Age and Health Status