Science Guy Literally Sneezed Out His Guts, Somehow Turned Out Fine The man's forceful sneezing and coughing caused a rare case of evisceration through his reopened surgical wounds. By Ed Cara Published July 5, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Ozempic and Other GLP-1 Drugs May Cut Cancer Risk New research suggests GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic can help prevent up to 10 different obesity-related cancers in people with type 2 diabetes. By Ed Cara Updated July 5, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth FDA Pulls Food Additive in Citrus Sodas Over Health Risks The Food and Drug Administration has revoked its authorization allowing brominated vegetable oil (BVO) to be used in food, following new data. By Ed Cara Published July 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Ozempic and Wegovy Linked to Rare Blindness Risk, Study Finds New research has found a potential link between semaglutide use and a rare eye condition called NAION, though more work is needed to prove causation. By Ed Cara Published July 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth White Fat Cells Morphed Into Calorie-Burning Beige Fat Cells in New Experiment The discovery could lead to new treatments for obesity, the scientists say. By Ed Cara Published July 1, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Man Gets Easiest Kidney Transplant Ever, Goes Home a Day Later 28-year-old John Nicholas of Chicago is the first person to have undergone an awake kidney transplant, according to doctors at Northwestern Medicine. By Ed Cara Published June 28, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Millions Have Rosacea, So Why Is It Still So Mysterious? Over 5% of adults are thought to have the chronic skin condition, but far fewer than that ever seek treatment for it. By Ed Cara Updated June 28, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Following State Abortion Bans, Birth Control Use Is Plummeting Prescriptions for birth control and emergency contraception have declined more in states that passed abortion bans following Dobbs , new research shows. By Ed Cara Published June 26, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Next Gen Weight Loss Drugs Are Coming for Ozempic’s Throne Dozens of obesity and diabetes treatments are in the pipeline, some of which may help people lose even more weight than existing drugs like semaglutide. By Ed Cara Published June 25, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth A Simple Change Could Make Blood Oranges Even Cooler A study out of the University of Florida explores cooling the fruits — both literally and figuratively By Harri Weber Published June 23, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth How to Avoid ‘Fauxzempic,’ According to WHO Experts The UN agency has received reports of medication falsified to look like the diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic in at least 3 countries, including the U.S. By Ed Cara Published June 21, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Prion Disease Is Spreading in Deer. Here’s What We Know About the Risk to Humans A recent case report has stoked fears that deer can transmit universally fatal prions to humans. Outside experts remain skeptical. By Ed Cara Published June 19, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Hey Teens, No Obesity Meds for You, Experts Say Experts with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force say not enough data has been collected to know whether newer obesity medications for teens are safe. By Ed Cara Published June 18, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Pharma Exec Will Testify About Ozempic’s Absurd Price Tag After Pressure From Bernie Sanders Americans pay $969 a month for Ozempic, while Canadians pay just $155. By Matt Novak Published June 15, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth The Truth About Ozempic and Muscle Loss Critics claim that drugs like semaglutide and other GLP-1s can dangerously sap away our muscle mass, but what does the current science actually tell us? By Ed Cara Published June 14, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Stay Away From Poisonous Diamond Shruumz Edibles, CDC, FDA Warn At least 12 people across eight states have gotten seriously sick after consuming Diamond Shruumz brand candies, with 10 having been hospitalized so far. By Ed Cara Published June 13, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Understanding ‘Stiff Person Syndrome’: The Rare Condition Affecting Celine Dion Dion has provided new details into her nearly 20-year struggle with the still barely understood neurological condition. By Ed Cara Published June 12, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth A New Health Nightmare Emerges for 9/11 First Responders New research finds that 9/11 responders exposed to high levels of dust are more likely to suffer early dementia than those with low exposure or who wore masks. By Ed Cara Updated June 12, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Emerging Psychedelic Mushroom Alternative More Toxic Than Fentanyl, New Research Suggests Researchers are urging the public to be cautious of misleading supplements that contain Amanita muscaria instead of the expected psilocybin. By Ed Cara Updated June 11, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth The Terror of Toxic Shock Once Ruled Headlines—So Why Did It Fizzle Out? The crisis of toxic shock syndrome in the early 1980s changed our understanding of certain bacteria as well as how women should use tampons while menstruating. By Ed Cara Published June 10, 2024 | Comments (0)
