The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the once-daily Wegovy (semaglutide) pill to help adults with obesity or with overweight and weight-related medical problems lose weight.

Overall, 17.4 percent of adults experienced cost burdens and 9.9 percent experienced catastrophic cost burdens (CCBs) over a four-year period.

Influenza vaccine uptake among children with JIA in Central and Eastern Europe increased from 18.6% before the COVID-19 pandemic to 24.1% in 2021.

Stress, but not anxiety or depression, correlates with monocular accommodative facility and amplitude of accommodation in students.

Health officials are warning seafood lovers to think twice before eating raw oysters amid a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened people in more than 20 states.

The FDA has accepted for Priority Review the Biologics License Application for veligrotug for the treatment of thyroid eye disease.

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A systematic review affirms the continued safety and effectiveness of US-licensed COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus, and influenza vaccines against severe outcomes, reinforcing the value of ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could make it easier for scientists to study cannabis for medical use. HealthDay News — President Donald Trump signed an executive order ...

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Alcohol intake, particularly at higher frequency or greater quantity, is associated with elevated risk for multiple cancers. HealthDay News — Alcohol intake, particularly at higher frequency or ...

Black ancestry, endophthalmitis, and retinal detachment are significant predictors of poorer visual outcomes following intraocular foreign body removal. Patients of Black or African ancestry who ...