Category: Breaking

Women Who Live Healthy Lifestyles May Reduce Their Risk Of Long Covid By Half, Study Suggests

Between eight and 23 million Americans suffer from long Covid.

‘Ozempic Face’ Explained: Why It Happens And How To Fix It

The diabetes drug gained popularity for its weight loss benefits as doctors began prescribing it off-label for weight loss.

Antibiotics Use In Farm Animals Is Growing—Here’s Why It Could Pose A Danger To Humans

The use of antimicrobials in often healthy farm animals promotes drug resistance and could help render infections like gonorrhea, tuberculosis and staph untreatable.

Planting More Trees In Cities Could Slash Summer Heat Deaths, Study Finds

Increasing urban tree coverage could help bring down temperatures in cities, which researchers said could help tackle rising heat-related deaths as climate change drives thermometers up.

Diabetes Drug Mounjaro Expected To Be Approved For Weight Loss Soon: What To Know And How It Compares To Similar Drugs

The drug gained popularity on social media sites like TikTok, which played a part in the FDA declaring it was in a supply shortage in December 2022.

Pfizer Expects Covid Vaccine And Pill Revenues Will Fall 60% In 2023

Shares of the pharmaceutical giant fell Tuesday as investors respond to lower projected sales for Pfizer’s core products combatting Covid-19.

Covid Public Health Emergencies Will End May 11, White House Says

The end of the Covid-19 emergency is likely to end wide access to free vaccines and tests.

Study Finds Covid A Leading Cause Of Death Among Children And Adolescents. Here’s How To Stay Safe

Covid was the third leading cause of death among all age groups in the U.S. between 2020 and 2022.

A Pharmacist Shortage Has Caused CVS, Walgreens And Walmart To Cut Pharmacy Hours—Here’s What We Know

Major drugstore chains have announced they will be reducing hours in March following labor shortages.

Pandemic Nears ‘Transition’ Point—But It’s Still A Global Health Emergency, WHO Warns

A leading agency member said “we’re in a far better situation now” compared to a year ago.