Analysis of more than 90,000 patients with obesity, type 2 diabetes and HFpEF links semaglutide use to up to a 58% lower risk of death or hospitalization, though researchers urge randomized trials to confirm benefits.
British Heart Foundation data show increases in heart failure, atrial fibrillation and waiting lists; clinicians point to simple habits from oral care to timing of medicines
Study of more than 8,000 adults found no reduction in death or recurrent heart attack with beta blockers and identified higher rates of adverse outcomes among women, prompting calls to revise guidelines
New York-based sociologist Caitlin Begg says three years of morning reading before looking at screens reduced her phone use by roughly two-thirds and improved focus, she told viewers in a TikTok video reported by the Daily Mail.
Molly Pelletier says timing, temperature and large gulps of water may trigger heartburn, bloating and regurgitation despite staying hydrated
BMJ data shows a ‘postcode lottery’ in provision as phased rollout stalls, with some areas funding treatment for a quarter or fewer of eligible patients
Researchers found smartphone users who sit on the toilet longer had a 46% greater chance of haemorrhoids in a study of adults undergoing bowel cancer screening.
Residents in St. Louis, Fort Wayne, Corpus Christi and other cities say exposure to zinc cadmium sulfide during 1950s–60s tests may have led to cancers; Army maintains exposure levels were low as key safety records remain missing.
An email from a 42-year-old man whose birth date and location matched reopened a woman's decades‑old trauma after she had been told her baby was dead at birth.