Popular drugs for diabetes and weight loss could have an unexpected side effect. Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, which are used to treat type 2 diabetes and/or obesity, were linked to vision problems in a small study at the University of British Columbia. Some common GLP-1 drugs include Ozempic and Wegovy, which contain semaglutide … Read more
A new strain of bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) has been detected on a duck farm in California. The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reported the outbreak of the new strain, H5N9, earlier this week on its website. The more common H5N1 strain was also found at the same farm, which is … Read more
Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert has revealed the real reason why she decided to leave ‘unsafe’ Hollywood to live in a remote cottage in the Catskill mountains. The actress, 60, was skyrocketed into the spotlight when she was just a kid thanks to her role as Laura Ingalls Wilder on the hit series. … Read more
Getting a certain number of daily steps has long been known to boost overall health — and now a new study has pinpointed how many you need to keep depression at bay. A research team led by Bruno Bizzozero-Peroni, PhD, from Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha in Cuenca, Spain, analyzed 33 studies involving 96,173 adults. In … Read more