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Wegovy, Ozempic linked with sight-threatening eye disorder in study

Patients using Novo Nordisk's wildly popular weigh-loss drug Wegovy and its similar medicines for type 2 diabetes may be at increased risk for a sight-threatening eye

Wegovy, Ozempic linked with sight-threatening eye disorder in study
Health

US race-neutral lung assessments to have profound effects, study finds

A guideline for U.S. doctors to ignore race in assessing lung health will likely have profound effects beyond the intended improvements in medical care, such as increasing

US race-neutral lung assessments to have profound effects, study finds
Health|Science

Pasteurization may not clear bird flu virus from heavily infected milk

In raw milk samples spiked with high amounts of bird flu virus, small amounts of infectious virus were still detectable after treatment with a standard pasteurization method

Pasteurization may not clear bird flu virus from heavily infected milk
Health

HPV vaccine provides real benefits for men, analysis shows

Vaccination of boys and men against the human papillomavirus (HPV) reduces their risk of head and neck cancers and other malignancies, a new analysis shows, adding to the

HPV vaccine provides real benefits for men, analysis shows
Environment|Health|Science

Toxic gas in Louisiana air far exceeds safe levels, EPA estimates, US study finds

The toxic gas ethylene oxide (EtO) is detectable in southeastern Louisiana at levels a thousand times higher than what is considered safe, according to a new study.

Toxic gas in Louisiana air far exceeds safe levels, EPA estimates, US study finds
Health|Science

Texas bird flu strain kills ferrets used to mimic disease in humans, US CDC says

The bird flu virus strain that infected a Texas dairy farm worker in March was lethal to ferrets in experiments designed to mimic the disease in humans, the U.S.

Texas bird flu strain kills ferrets used to mimic disease in humans, US CDC says
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AI fails to detect depression signs in social media posts by Black Americans, study finds

Analyzing social media using artificial intelligence may pick up signals of depression in white Americans but not in Black counterparts, according to a study that highlights

AI fails to detect depression signs in social media posts by Black Americans, study finds
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Minority children in US get poorer healthcare, analysis finds

The quality of healthcare for minority children in the United States is universally worse than it is for white children, even after accounting for insurance coverage, an

Minority children in US get poorer healthcare, analysis finds

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