May 19, 2023 — Nearly half of teens given the weight loss drug semaglutide (Wegovy) managed to lose enough weight to drop below the clinical threshold for obesity, a new study shows. By comparison, only 12.1% of adolescents with obesity…
Year: 2023
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s well known that it’s unhealthy to have belly fat accumulating around your abdominal organs, but there’s a more insidious form of fat that could be even more…
“We know that a rare disease diagnosis is a race against the clock.” – Patient advocate Kasey Woleben of McKinney, TX Will Woleben was hitting all his developmental milestones as he entered the toddler years. He was walking, active, social,…
By Ann H. Partridge, MD, MPH, as told to Alexandra Benisek In the WebMD webinar “Diagnosed Under 40: Breast Cancer’s Unique Impacts on Younger Women,” Ann Partridge, MD, MPH, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, answered viewer…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with Crohn’s disease have a new treatment option, following U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of a pill called Rinvoq (upadacitinib). Rinvoq is meant to treat adults…
By Joe Nadglowski, president/CEO, Obesity Action Coalition, as told to Alexandra Benisek In the WebMD webinar “The Impact of Weight Bias,” Joe Nadglowski, president and CEO of the Obesity Action Coalition, answered viewer questions about how discrimination due to body…
May 18, 2023 – America’s fascination and dependence on smartphones seems to know no end – and if you think it’s common for kids to be staring at their screens as much as adults do, you’re right. Several studies have…
“The happiness we seek cannot be found through grasping, trying to hold on to things. It cannot be found through getting serious and uptight about wanting things to go in the direction we think will bring happiness.” ~Pema Chodron When…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s been known for years that Epstein-Barr virus can trigger multiple sclerosis or drive progression of the degenerative disease, and Swedish researchers think they now understand why. Some…
May 18, 2023 – Young men who gain a lot of weight between the ages of 17 and 29 appear to have an increased risk of later having an aggressive form of prostate cancer and dying from it, according to…