June 18, 2025

PFAS Exposure Tied to Adolescent Hypertension

A new study found that prenatal exposure to specific PFAS compounds was associated with higher blood pressure in children and adolescents, with stronger effects observed in boys and Black children.

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June 16, 2025

Can One Drug Decode Obesity’s Roots?

A new treatment for rare, extreme hunger offers life-changing relief and uncovers clues to obesity’s tangled biology—reshaping how we understand and treat the condition.

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June 10, 2025

FDA Pledges Week-Long Drug Reviews

New leadership outlines accelerated approval processes, AI integration, and food additive restrictions to address the chronic disease epidemic

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June 05, 2025

Risky College Behaviors Harming Oral Health?

First-year university students who adopted unhealthy habits such as poor diet, vaping, and reduced brushing frequency experienced significant declines in self-reported oral health over 6 months.

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June 05, 2025

Can Adolescent Diets Predict Fatherhood?

New research shows fathers who improved their diet as teenagers were more likely to promote healthy eating in their children and had kids who ate more fruits and vegetables.

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May 30, 2025

Major Medical Societies Issue GLP-1 Nutrition Guidelines

New advisory addresses nutritional challenges and side effects for obesity treatment

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May 29, 2025

FDA Approves First Hydrocortisone Oral Solution

The FDA has approved Khindivi, the first hydrocortisone oral solution for pediatric adrenal insufficiency, offering precise, ready-to-use dosing for patients aged 5 years and older.

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May 28, 2025

Kennedy Proposes NIH Publishing Ban

"We're probably going to stop publishing in The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and those other journals because they're all corrupt."

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July 02, 2024

Black Docs Lacking Amid Growing Attacks on Diversity Programs

Research has shown that patients of color prefer seeing doctors of their own race — and some studies have shown health outcomes are better for Black patients seeing Black doctors.

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