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A Popular Weight-Loss Drug May Also Curb Alcohol Use

In addition to reducing your desire for food, the GLP-1 RA drug, semaglutide, known as Wegovy, appears to also cut the craving for alcohol. >

Same Knee Surgery, Twice the Price: Hospital Monopolies Push Up Healthcare Costs

Costs vary widely. Patients may not notice the way healthcare monopolies affect costs because they don’t pay most of it — their insurers do. >

New Guidance on Caffeine

The American Heart Association says caffeine equivalent to 3 to 5 cups of coffee a day offers heart benefits. Energy drinks, not so much. >

Tracking the Rewards of Low Nicotine Cigarettes

People switching to the low-nicotine cigarettes of today are not likely to smoke more to gain the same effect. They may even smoke less. >

A Discovery that Could Put Aging in the Slow Lane

Researchers may have found a way to slow down the aging process by reducing the chronic inflammation that plagues older tissues. >

Depression And The "Like"

Everyone likes approval. Getting a "thumbs-up" for social media posts may mean more to people who are feeling down than others realize. >

Prices for GLP-1 Drugs Surge

Use of diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound has grown by up to 600%. Prices have also soared. Are the costs sustainable? >

Looking at Handwriting for Signs of Cognitive Decline

Digital handwriting analysis could become an inexpensive and non-invasive way to check up on cognitive health. >

The Prostate Cancer That Isn't

Doctors are obligated to call it cancer, but GG1 is a precancerous condition. For most men, active surveillance is safer than treatment. >

Knee Pain? Ragged Cartilage? Research Suggests Surgery’s Not the Best Answer

Some knee injuries may heal better with physical therapy and time than with surgery. A patient's age and the nature of the injury matter. >

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