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GLP-1 drugs can help diabetes and obesity, but in ALS, weight loss may speed decline. New reports suggest doctors should be cautious when neurodegenerative disease is part of the picture

Mo. (KCTV) – As Kansas City University welcomed federal health leaders Wednesday, a key message rose to the top: tomorrow’s doctors need far more nutrition training to confront the surge in diet-related chronic disease

A woman’s Ozempic use left a hardened mass of undigested food trapped in her stomach. The fix her doctors chose wasn’t surgery — it was Diet Coke

In the never-ending race for skinny, it seems a thriving black market in illegal weight-loss jabs has developed in South Africa

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Davidson County judge extended protections for about 400 children statewide while three Nashville physicians fight to keep them enrolled in a crucial healthcare program

A teenager in crisis. An octogenarian managing multiple health conditions. A man with sudden chest pains

Smallpox devastated Australia’s Aboriginal communities in the late 18th century, not long after British colonists stepped foot on the continent. But historians have long debated how the disease arrived on the isolated landmass, as well as how many people it killed

AT A GLANCE: Polyendocrine metabolic syndrome (PMOS) is a common hormonal and metabolic condition that can affect people throughout their lives. PMOS may contribute to irregular menstrual periods, excess hair growth, acne, weight-related challenges, and difficulties with fertility and reproduction. Here are the key things you will learn about PMOS from four physicians in this…

Rates of chronic disease, obesity and stress continue to rise across America. Experts warn that some of the healthiest habits from the nation’s earlier centuries may have fallen by the wayside