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10 Medications That Raise Heat-Related Illness Risk
Hot weather can be more than uncomfortable — for people taking certain medicines, it can increase the risk of heat-related illness.
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Drugs and Treatments
10 Medications That Increase Heat-Related Illness Risk
Summer heat can be more dangerous if you take certain medicines. Some drugs interfere with your body’s ability to cool itself, reduce thirst, or increase fluid loss — all of which…
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Mayim Bialik’s Harrowing GLP-1 Side Effects After One Dose
Emmy-winning actor Mayim Bialik has described a severe reaction after a single low dose of a GLP-1 medication, leaving her with weeks of debilitating gastrointestinal symptoms.
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New Drug Dramatically Improves Pancreatic Cancer Survival
A new oral medication, daraxonrasib, produced striking results in a phase 3 trial for people with pancreatic cancer, offering hope against one of the deadliest cancers.
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Lilly’s Retatrutide Produces Surgery-Level Weight Loss
Eli Lilly’s experimental drug retatrutide produced unprecedented weight loss in a phase 3 trial, with results that approach those seen after bariatric surgery and exceed outcomes from…
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GLP-1 Rise Linked to Falling Bariatric Surgery Rates
A new analysis of U.S. bariatric surgery data shows a notable decline in procedures as prescriptions for GLP‑1 weight-loss drugs and other nonsurgical programs have surged.
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Low-Dose Endoxifen Lowers Breast Density With Fewer Side Effects
A phase II randomized clinical trial reported promising results for (Z)-endoxifen, a metabolite of tamoxifen, as a lower-dose option to reduce mammographic breast density — a marker…
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Influencer Prescription Posts Often Misleading, Review Finds
A review published in JAMA Network Open examined how social media influencers shape what people learn about and how they approach prescription medications, and found that influencer…
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Certain IBS Drugs Linked to Slightly Higher Mortality Risk
A large observational analysis of U.S. health records suggests that long-term use of some drugs prescribed for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is associated with a small but…
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FDA Approves Leucovorin for Rare Brain Disorder, Not Autism
The Food and Drug Administration has approved leucovorin for treating cerebral folate transport deficiency caused by FOLR1 variants, a rare neurological condition marked by low folate…
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States Tighten Access to HIV Medications and Support
A February 2026 ADAP Watch report from the National Association of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) finds that multiple states are cutting or restricting programs that…
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Why Many Keep Taking Ozempic Despite Side Effects
Use of GLP-1 medications for weight loss has ballooned in recent years; a Kaiser Family Foundation poll found about one in eight adults reported trying a GLP-1 drug.