Lifesaving or experimental? The fraught debate over puberty blockers | 7.30

The fraught debate over puberty blockers: Lifesaving or experimental?

Health systems that once greenlit puberty blockers now say the evidence is too weak to keep doing so.Story SnapshotNHS England ended routine puberty blocker...
GLP-1s vs Weight-Loss Surgery: Is Bariatric Surgery Dead?

Weight Loss: Ozempic vs. Surgery

Cleveland Clinic researchers say the buzzed-about Ozempic shots may help you lose weight—but surgery is what actually adds years to your life.Story SnapshotWeight-loss surgery...
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Abortion Pill Traces Found In Tap Water

Scientists reported finding abortion-pill metabolites in city drinking water, and the follow-up fight now turns on what those traces mean for health and policy.Story...
Lumps and Bumps On Your Skin | Dr. Danny Guo

Common Skin Growths Explained One By One

Almost every strange bump you find on your skin turns out to be harmless, but knowing which ones need a doctor's eye can matter...
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Radiation Roulette: Genes That Decide Who Gets Cancer

Two people can get hit with the exact same dose of radiation, and one develops cancer decades later while the other never does, all...
Stop Recurrent UTIs: 8 Tips From a Urologist

How to Naturally PREVENT UTIs Without Drugs

You can cut your UTI risk without living on antibiotics, but only if you treat your bladder like a high‑maintenance machine instead of an...
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GLP-1 Drugs’ Impact On Blood Pressure

Once you see what a 5-point drop in blood pressure really means for 43,000 people on GLP-1 drugs, you stop shrugging and start paying...
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Carb Shock: One Swap Tied To Longer Health

Midlife carbs are not all the same, and for aging women, the difference may shape how well the years ahead unfold.Quick TakeIn a large...
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Nighttime Clock Trap Fuels Insomnia

The simple act of watching the clock at night is quietly turning millions of sleepless Americans into more anxious, more medicated, and more exhausted...
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‘Patient Zero’ Upends Brain Cancer Playbook

Richard Scolyer turned a terminal diagnosis into a medical experiment that shook brain cancer research.Quick TakeScolyer was diagnosed with aggressive glioblastoma in June 2023,...

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