Thursday October 17th, 2024 5:18AM

AP Health

Obesity drug used in Mounjaro and Zepbound may help treat dangerous sleep apnea
A new study finds the popular obesity drug Zepbound may help treat sleep apnea, a dangerous disorder in which people struggle to breathe during sleep
3:54PM ( 3 months ago )
Federal appeals court says some employers can exclude HIV prep from insurance coverage
Eight employers who challenged some federal health insurance requirements cannot be forced to provide no-cost coverage for certain types of preventive care, including HIV prep and some kinds of cancer screenings, a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Friday
3:19PM ( 3 months ago )
FDA OKs first menthol e-cigarettes, citing potential to help adult smokers
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers
11:26AM ( 3 months ago )
How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart.
When dangerous heat waves strike, what happens inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just a few degrees
10:32AM ( 3 months ago )
Here’s the landscape 2 years after the Supreme Court overturned a national right to abortion
Two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the debate over abortion access is playing out in elections and the courts
12:05AM ( 3 months ago )
The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights now in the US
Two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the debate over abortion access is playing out in elections and the courts
12:05AM ( 3 months ago )
Darfur sees an increase in much needed food aid, but it’s still not enough to avert famine, UN says
The U.N.'s food agency says families in Sudan’s embattled western Darfur region have received an emergency increase in food aid that is needed to help avert looming famine
5:15PM ( 3 months ago )
Change Healthcare to start notifying customers who had data exposed in cyberattack
Change Healthcare is starting to notify hospitals, insurers and other customers that they may have had patient information exposed in a massive cyberattack
5:04PM ( 3 months ago )
New York moves to limit 'addictive' social media feeds for kids
New York's governor has signed a bill that would allow parents to block their children from getting social media posts suggested by a platform’s algorithm, a move to limit feeds critics argue are addictive
2:56PM ( 3 months ago )
WHO and Eli Lilly caution patients against falling for fake versions of popular weight-loss drugs
The World Health Organization and drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. are warning patients to be wary of fake versions of weight-loss and diabetes medicines
2:07PM ( 3 months ago )