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A groundbreaking Harvard study reveals that people with type 2 diabetes who combine GLP-1 medications with healthy habits slash their heart attack and stroke risk by nearly half. The research shows modern medicine works best when paired with old-fashioned healthy living.
Women taking Ozempic-type drugs with hormone therapy slashed their uterine cancer risk by two-thirds compared to hormones alone. The discovery could spare thousands from surgery and offer new protection against the most common gynecologic cancer.
A medication originally created for diabetes has become a life-changing treatment that helps people lose significant weight and quiet constant thoughts about food. Doctors are calling it one of the most important medical breakthroughs in a century, alongside insulin and penicillin. #
A biotech company is launching with a groundbreaking mission: using GLP-1 medications to treat substance use disorders instead of weight loss. Baseline Therapeutics could open new hope for millions struggling with addiction.
Doctors are discovering why weight-loss drugs work brilliantly for some people but fail for others. The answer could revolutionize how we treat obesity within just a few years.
A breakthrough discovery reveals that widely available diabetes medications could help people with serious mental illness live significantly longer by addressing their greatest health threat. These patients typically lose 5 to 25 years of life to heart disease and metabolic conditions.
New real-world data shows many patients who stop taking popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound don't quickly regain the weight they lost. The findings challenge earlier concerns that the benefits disappear when treatment ends.
A 12-year study across four U.S. cities shows bariatric surgery outperforms even the latest weight-loss medications for treating type 2 diabetes, helping patients across all income levels. The findings reveal surgery offers lasting results that work for everyone, not just the wealthy.