Medicine
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Ozempic-style drugs tied to more than 60 health benefits and risks in biggest study-of-its-kindA large new study has shed light on the wider health impacts of taking Ozempic-style drugs.
By Emily Cooke Published
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10 of the strangest medical cases from 2024From fungi brewing alcohol in a person's gut to parasitic brain infections, here are some of the oddest medical case reports we covered in 2024.
By Emily Cooke Published
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When will MDMA be approved for therapy? Major trial issues may stand in the way, psychiatrist Dr. Albino Oliveira-Maia says.Interview When will MDMA be approved for therapy? Major trial issues may stand in the way, psychiatrist Dr. Albino Oliveira-Maia says
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Simple vaping 'quitline' can help over 40% of young people quit, study findsA study used several strategies to help young adults go from vaping every day to not vaping at all.
By Liam Drew Published
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Scientists make 1-of-a-kind immune cells to guard transplants from attackScientists have designed special immune cells that protect transplanted pancreatic cells from attack in mice.
By Tia Ghose Published
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Can you get high from poppy seeds?Poppy seeds come from the same plant that's used to make opium and morphine. So can they get you high?
By Marilyn Perkins Published
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Your skin color may affect how well a medication works for you — but the research is way behindAs a new analysis highlights the impact of skin tone on drug safety and efficacy, experts outline what can be done to make medical research more inclusive.
By Emily Cooke Published
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Diagnostic dilemma: A man's 'magic mushroom' tea led to a bad trip to the hospitalA man's attempt at self-medicating with shrooms resulted in a trip to the intensive care unit.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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'Like a reset button on a computer': Designer cells 'reboot' immune system in 3 different autoimmune diseasesA small trial used designer CAR T cells to reboot the immune systems of patients with three autoimmune diseases, but it's still too early to say whether the treatment works in the long term.
By Tia Ghose Published
