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Healthcare
fromThe Verge
1 day ago

This chatbot can prescribe psych meds. Kind of.

Utah allows an AI system to prescribe psychiatric drugs, raising concerns about risks and the effectiveness of expanding mental health care.
Medicine
fromWIRED
3 days ago

FDA Approves Eli Lilly's GLP-1 Pill

The FDA approved Foundayo, a new daily obesity pill by Eli Lilly, expanding options for weight loss treatments alongside injectable GLP-1 medications.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

How Systemic Therapists Can Improve Sleep

Sleep issues are often relational problems, not just individual disorders, highlighting the need for systemic therapy in sleep medicine.
Exercise
fromScienceDaily
6 days ago

Just a few minutes of effort could lower your risk of 8 major diseases

Just a few minutes of vigorous activity daily can significantly reduce the risk of major diseases like heart disease and dementia.
fromwww.npr.org
6 days ago

How to navigate the maze of drug discounts to get the best price

Many of the medicines on TrumpRx include brand-name drugs that patients can find cheaper elsewhere as generics. For instance, Protonix for heartburn is available for $200 on TrumpRx, but the generic version, pantoprazole, costs less than $30 with a GoodRx coupon.
US news
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

What Weight-Loss Drugs Reveal About How We Judge Effort

Visible struggle in weight loss is often misinterpreted as greater effort, while underlying biological and psychological factors play a significant role.
Medicine
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

Weight-loss jabs will be offered on NHS for people at risk of further heart attacks

Wegovy will be provided for free on the NHS to over a million at-risk individuals in England to reduce heart attack and stroke risks.
Healthcare
fromFast Company
1 week ago

Better technology is an imperative for behavioral health

The behavioral health crisis is deepening, yet progress is evident in treatment rates and workforce growth despite ongoing challenges.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
5 days ago

The Facts About Bipolar Disorder in Older People

Older adults face ageism in mental health services, complicating the diagnosis and treatment of conditions like late-onset bipolar disorder.
Medicine
fromwww.bbc.com
6 days ago

Man fears stroke or heart attack due to aspirin shortage

A nationwide aspirin shortage poses serious health risks for patients relying on the medication, particularly those with cardiovascular conditions.
Health
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

I'm concerned about my blood pressure. Can I check it at home?

Hypertension requires repeated high readings for diagnosis, not single measurements, and home monitoring helps establish accurate patterns beyond office visits.
Cancer
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 weeks ago

Could syncing medical treatment with circadian rhythms improve outcomes?

Medical treatments including vaccines and immunotherapies may be more effective when timed to align with a person's circadian rhythm through an approach called chronotherapy.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
5 days ago

The Link Between Medicine and Psychology

Mental health significantly impacts heart and brain health, necessitating integration of mental health care into traditional medical practices.
#glp-1-drugs
Medicine
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Weight-loss drugs may help those who suffer from chronic migraines

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may reduce migraine severity, decreasing emergency care visits and medication needs for migraine sufferers.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Rest and Chronic Illness

Rest is essential for managing chronic illness fatigue, with quality and detachment from stressors being key factors in optimizing its benefits.
Medicine
fromwww.bbc.com
6 days ago

Our skin is falling off and no-one can tell us why

Topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) is a serious condition affecting many eczema patients, leading to severe skin reactions and inadequate medical recognition.
Wellness
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Trust Nature's Medicine: A New Perspective on Insomnia

Attempting to control sleep triggers anxiety that prevents sleep; instead, trusting the brain's automated sleep process enables natural, restorative rest.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Patients face long journeys for medicines as pharmacies cut weekend hours

One in six English pharmacies have reduced weekend hours since 2022, causing over 20% loss of weekend opening hours and forcing patients to travel long distances or seek emergency care.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Why the 'mad scramble' to fill hormone therapy prescriptions for menopause

Removal of FDA black-box warning on hormone therapy has increased demand, causing widespread pharmacy shortages of transdermal estrogen patches for menopausal symptom management.
Public health
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

ADHD prescriptions have soared since Covid pandemic, study finds

ADHD stimulant prescriptions have doubled since the pandemic, driven by virtual screening services, social media awareness, and improved access to care, though concerns exist about potential misdiagnosis.
#glp-1-medications
Medicine
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

The Psychology of Ozempic

GLP-1 drugs reduce appetite and desire but may dampen all desires including healthy ones, potentially creating depression-like symptoms and reducing motivation for work, relationships, and life satisfaction.
Medicine
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 weeks ago

Drugs like Ozempic are improving kidney treatment and changing lives

GLP-1 receptor agonists, finerenone, and SGLT2 inhibitors represent breakthrough treatments for chronic kidney disease, with combined therapy potentially adding decades to patients' lives.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Needed: Providers Who Can Diagnose and Treat Adult ADHD

Adult ADHD affects 6% of U.S. adults annually and ranks as the second most common psychiatric diagnosis, yet most clinicians lack training in its assessment and treatment.
Medicine
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago

Here's How Much Each Popular Drug Impacts Your Chances of Having a Stroke

Recreational drugs significantly increase stroke risk, with amphetamines raising risk by 122%, cocaine by 96%, and cannabis by 37%.
Healthcare
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Responsible compounding could close the innovation gap

Compounding can responsibly accelerate patient access to needed therapies when grounded in rigorous data, filling genuine clinical gaps while pursuing FDA approval, particularly in underserved areas like women's health.
Healthcare
fromTheregister
1 month ago

AI doctor's assistant swayed to change scrips - researchers

Healthcare AI systems can be manipulated through prompt injection techniques to bypass safety measures, reveal system instructions, and generate harmful recommendations that persist in patient records.
Public health
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Chronic Disease Prevention Remained Abstract for Too Long - Barbara Mkhitarian Made It Measurable

Digital prevention programs combining nutrition coaching with behavioral psychology achieve average 7 kg weight loss and sustained diabetes risk reduction through evidence-based lifestyle intervention.
Medicine
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

Technology Is Reshaping Sleep Apnea Treatment

Multiple innovative treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea are now available, including hypoglossal nerve stimulation, weight-loss pharmaceuticals, and biological therapies targeting airway stability.
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

American heart health worsening - Harvard Gazette

Many other higher-income countries are grappling with rising obesity and diabetes, but the U.S. stands out for how consistently those risks translate into worse cardiovascular outcomes, and how wide the gaps are by income, race, ethnicity, and geography.
Public health
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Understanding How Medication and Psychotherapy Work Together

Combined medication and psychotherapy treatment is more effective than either approach alone for depression and anxiety disorders.
fromAlternative Medicine Magazine
1 month ago

Blood Sugar Balance: A Holistic Guide for Senior Women

As hormones shift during the transition into menopause, many women notice that their energy levels react differently to carbohydrates than they did in earlier years. Muscle mass tends to decline with age when strength training is absent from a routine. Because muscle mass determines how the body uses glucose, maintaining it through regular activity may support steadier daily energy.
Alternative medicine
#glp-1-receptor-agonists
Healthcare
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Can't get a prescription renewed? Here's how to cope with prior authorizations

Insurance prior authorization requirements expire even for patients already taking prescribed medications, forcing repeated approval processes and potentially interrupting effective treatments.
Food & drink
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

Cardiologists stopped recommending this heart-healthy food and here's why - Silicon Canals

Processed margarine is no longer favored for heart health because trans fats are harmful and recent studies show full-fat dairy isn’t linked to heart disease.
Medicine
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

I spent 13 years in pain before doctors finally worked out why

Endometriosis diagnosis is significantly delayed in the UK, with patients waiting an average of nine years and four months, often dismissed as other conditions despite severe symptoms.
Health
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

Real Health: From Stigma to Science: Aimee Donnellan on Ozempic

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic rapidly shifted from a niche medical treatment to a global phenomenon reshaping business, society, and the food industry.
Wellness
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

24 Tips for Better Health and Wellness

Simple, evidence-based mantras—train the mind, prioritize sleep and gut health, accept aging, and use less parental control—capture core physical and mental wellness principles.
#depression
Public health
fromScary Mommy
1 month ago

When To Get Cancer Screenings & Whether At-Home Tests Are Legit

Regular, guideline-based cancer screenings enable early detection and improved outcomes amid rising cancer incidence and widespread at-home test misinformation.
Medicine
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

My doctor keeps focusing on my weight. What other health metrics matter more?

BMI is an inadequate health metric; doctors should assess patients using evidence-based measures like blood pressure, glucose tolerance, mobility, and mood instead of focusing on weight.
Health
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

My two weeks in sugar jail

Continuous glucose monitoring reveals blood sugar fluctuations, but limited evidence links stabilizing glucose in healthy people to sustained energy improvement or weight loss.
fromFast Company
1 month ago

How gamification is transforming public health

In many ways, public health can't afford to ignore gamification. Addiction is already gamified-and it's winning. As one example, "smart" vapes now feature screens, rewards, animations, and puff tracking. These high-tech devices have become top-selling products, with 32% of youth and 33% of young adults reporting using vapes with screens, games, or Bluetooth connectivity in the past month. These products are applying the same engagement strategies used in consumer tech to drive repeat use and ultimately sustain addictive behavior.
Public health
Mental health
fromMail Online
1 month ago

The worst things you can do if you're feeling anxious

Around 9.4 million people in the UK live with anxiety or another mental health condition; evidence-based treatments and combined approaches can alleviate symptoms.
fromNews Center
1 month ago

Advancing Preventive Care and Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Through Online Tools - News Center

As the Magerstadt Professor of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Khan studies the epidemiology of risk for heart failure. Using population-based cohorts and large electronic health record data analyses, she performs mechanistic studies that may enhance risk prediction and identify novel therapeutic agents for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Khan and her team have developed a tool to predict risk and prevent cardiovascular disease such as heart failure, stroke, arrhythmia, coronary artery disease and many other conditions.
Public health
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

How Biological Beliefs Influence Medication Use

Many antidepressant users endorse biological causes for depression, which associates with prognostic pessimism, longer treatment duration, and reduced attempts to discontinue medication.
fromwww.wired.com
1 year ago

I Tested 20 Over-the-Counter Sleep Aids to Find a Way to Beat My Insomnia

I tested AGZ's chocolate and mint flavors, which come with a frother, and you can blend the powder with water or milk, either warm or cold (although I think it tastes the best with milk, like a frothy hot cocoa). The drink doesn't taste overly sweet and has a nice, rich chocolate taste. The mix is melatonin-free, instead with adaptogens, herbs, and minerals, including magnesium, vitamin B6, L-theanine, ashwagandha, and calming herbs.
Alternative medicine
#glp-1
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Psychiatric drugs aren't always the answer | Letter

Yes, there has been a shocking lack of progress in developing transformative psychiatric medicine (We need new drugs for mental ill-health, 5 February), but this may be because in mental health, drugs are not always the answer (see, for example, Richard P Bentall's Doctoring the Mind). Huge progress has been made in the effectiveness of talking therapies for example, free effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is available to all UK army veterans through the charity PTSD Resolution.
Mental health
Public health
fromScienceDaily
2 months ago

Breakthrough obesity drugs are here but not for everyone

A two-tier obesity treatment system is emerging in the UK as strict NHS eligibility and widespread private provision leave many unable to access new drugs like Mounjaro.
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

A brain-based AI test could point to the best antidepressant for you - Silicon Canals

Before treatment began, participants underwent neuroimaging. Instead of relying on a single modality, the researchers fused structural connectivity (how regions are physically wired) with functional connectivity (how regions co-activate at rest). The goal was not to throw every possible feature at a black box, but to learn a constrained pattern-what the authors call structure-function "covariation"-that carries the most predictive signal for outcome. In other words, the model tries to find the smallest set of connections that meaningfully forecasts symptom change.
Mental health
Public health
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Heart disease deaths declined. And here's how to reduce your risk of the #1 killer

Detecting and treating hypertension—nearly half of Americans—alongside system-level prevention can sustain recent declines in cardiovascular and stroke deaths.
Medicine
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

8 medications that become dangerous after their expiration date, according to pharmacists - Silicon Canals

Some expired medications can become harmful or ineffective, and certain drugs—like epinephrine and insulin—should never be used after their expiration dates.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

We need new drugs for mental ill-health | Letter

Governments should prioritise research and approval of innovative psychiatric treatments (MDMA-assisted therapy, esketamine, cannabidiol) to relieve widespread, long-term mental suffering.
fromFast Company
1 month ago

These 5 small shifts in your diet can lower your risk for chronic disease

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans aim to translate the most up-to-date nutrition science into practical advice for the public as well as to guide federal policy for programs such as school lunches. But the newest version of the guidelines, released on Jan. 7, 2026, seems to be spurring more confusion than clarity about what people should be eating. The latest dietary guidelines, published on Jan. 7, 2026, have received mixed reviews from nutrition experts.
Public health
Medicine
fromWIRED
1 month ago

AI Digital Twins Are Helping People Manage Diabetes and Obesity

An app predicts individualized blood sugar responses, provides AI-driven daily recommendations and coaching, and supported a user in weight loss and improved biometrics.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Off the Scales by Aimee Donnellan review inside the Ozempic revolution

New weight-loss injectable drugs reshape body norms, offering transformative health benefits while fueling cosmetic use, stigma, and unequal social valuation based on appearance.
Mental health
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

A cup of coffee for depression treatment has better results than microdosing

Microdosing LSD showed no benefit over placebo for major depressive disorder in an eight-week Phase 2B trial of 89 adults.
Public health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

A Medical Treatment to Lower Your Alzheimer's Disease Risk

Vaccination against several infections reduces long-term dementia risk; vaccine hesitancy may therefore increase dementia rates.
#statins
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

To Medicate or Not To Medicate Your Child or Teenager

Every day, many thousands of parents across the U.S. face the difficult question of whether to place their child or teenager on a psychotropic medication. Receiving a diagnosis of a mental disorder can be scary and confusing, for the youth as well as their parents/caretakers. What is ADHD? Depression? Anxiety? OCD? Bipolar? What are the available treatments? Do we have to use medications to treat the symptoms?
Mental health
Public health
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Parents urge province to create standard of care for Ontario students with diabetes | CBC News

Provincewide, standardized school care for Type 1 diabetic children is needed to ensure consistent safety, trained assistance, and access to glucose sources and insulin management.
Medicine
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Fatigue: A Frustrating Symptom of Chronic Illness

Acceptance of illness-related fatigue and using energy audits with occupational therapy and psychotherapy principles helps people with chronic illness live better.
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

Doctors, Nurses, And EMTs Are Sharing Body Facts They Wish Everyone Knew Sooner

You get sick from staying inside, breathing the same germ-filled air. Open your windows, even for five minutes, to circulate the old air out and let in fresh air. Also, if you're taking your child to the doctor, don't wait to treat their fever because you want 'the provider to see the fever.' Your child might wait two hours to be seen, meanwhile their temperature goes up, and they might have a seizure. If you say they've been having fevers, we believe you.
Public health
#adhd
Medicine
fromScienceDaily
1 month ago

The overlooked nutrition risk of Ozempic and Wegovy

GLP-1 weight-loss medications can cause significant muscle loss and vitamin/mineral deficiencies without adequate nutrition support.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

How Scientists Finally Learned to Measure the Placebo Effect

Placebo effects can produce real, substantial improvements that make it difficult to determine whether depression treatments produce true therapeutic effects.
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

Cardiologists now recommend this bedtime habit for better heart health after 60 - Silicon Canals

Adults who sleep fewer than seven hours each night are more likely to experience health problems.
Medicine
Medicine
fromMail Online
1 month ago

The end of jet lag? Scientists develop drug that 'resets' body clock

Mic-628 induces the Per1 clock gene to advance the circadian clock, shortening jet-lag adjustment in mice from seven days to four.
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