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Obesity medicine physician Dr. Nisha Patel breaks down five weight loss myths that “need to die” with Fortune.
Health

The 5 biggest weight loss myths that ‘need to die,’ according to an obesity doctor

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July 18, 2024
Senior couple at home reacting to many bills
Health

Struggling with money? It could be an early warning sign of dementia, ‘remarkable’ new research finds

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July 8, 2024
While adulthood comes with the freedom to go to bed whenever you please, the absence of a regimen that primes your body for adequate rest is among the plethora of poor habits that may be damaging your sleep health.
Life

Can’t get a good night’s rest? Watch out for these 8 ways you may be sabotaging your sleep

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July 4, 2024
Alzheimer’s made my mom unable to recognize her grandkids. Breakthroughs too late for her can change the disease’s trajectory—if diagnosis and treatment start early
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Alzheimer’s made my mom unable to recognize her grandkids. Breakthroughs too late for her can change the disease’s trajectory—if diagnosis and treatment start early

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July 2, 2024
Fake Ozempic and Wegovy are flooding the market. Here are 4 steps to avoid dangerous counterfeit weight loss drugs
Health

Fake Ozempic and Wegovy are flooding the market. Here are 4 steps to avoid dangerous counterfeit weight loss drugs

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June 28, 2024
From 2017 through 2022, rates of health care encounters involving cannabis-related disorders increased among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study by the Food and Drug Administration.

Baby boomers are abusing marijuana at a higher rate as more Medicare beneficiaries turn to cannabis with ‘little other safe choices for pain or sleep’

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June 25, 2024
Image of a doctor in a white coat and several people in blue scrubs pushing a patient on a gurney in an emergency room.
Newsletters

Generative AI is coming to the emergency room

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June 20, 2024
20,000 doctors are walking off the job in South Korea to protest making it easier to get into medical school
Leadership

20,000 doctors are walking off the job in South Korea to protest making it easier to get into medical school

By Jenny Lee and Bloomberg
June 18, 2024
A factory worker packs supplements inside a box.
Health

Mold colonies and liquid-flooded air purifiers: CVS sourced medication from tainted factories—and it has twice the amount of recalls on store-brand drugs than competitors

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June 11, 2024
SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, can cause ocular infection by breaching the blood-retinal barrier, layers of cells that shield the retina, the part of your eye that senses light, from microbial pathogens.
Health

COVID can seriously damage your vision, even if you didn’t have symptoms, new study says. Experts say to watch for these signs

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June 11, 2024
New research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggests the mere recollection of a time you were angry may be harmful to your heart.
Health

When’s the last time you were angry? Just recalling the experience may be detrimental to your heart health, study says

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June 1, 2024
Startup CEO slams health care reform that treat payment like a ‘loyalty rewards program’
Conferences

Startup CEO slams health care reform that treat payment like a ‘loyalty rewards program’

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May 24, 2024
Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi, an OB/GYN and cohost of the SHE MD podcast, speaks during Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference in Dana Point, Calif., on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
Conferences

Women get dismissed by doctors—and it’s led to devastating consequences for cancer, says the OB/GYN Olivia Munn credits with saving her life

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May 22, 2024
Dr. Razia Hashmi, vice president of clinical affairs, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, speaks during Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference in Dana Point, Calif., on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
Health

GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy are all the rage—but people are quitting them too fast to achieve meaningful weight loss, finds 170,000-patient study

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May 22, 2024
Andrew Lacy, founder and CEO of Prenuvo, speaks during Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference in Dana Point, Calif., on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
Conferences

Prenuvo CEO says you can’t be healthy without data: ‘The average person has literally no information about their health’

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May 21, 2024

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