Health

Surge in Coverage and Cost for GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs in the Workplace In recent years, a new class of medications known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists—originally developed for diabetes—have emerged as highly effective treatments for weight loss. These drugs, such as those listed at more than US$1,300 per month for

Antidepressants Show Vast Differences in Physical Side Effects For the first time, antidepressants have been ranked according to their physical health effects. This sheds light on major variations among widely used medications. Researchers from King’s College London and the University of Oxford analyzed over 150 studies involving 30 antidepressants and

How Early Peanut Exposure Transformed Childhood Allergy Prevention For decades, parents were urged to keep infants away from peanuts to avoid dangerous allergic reactions. But modern research has completely flipped that advice — and the results have been life-changing. Over the past ten years, a major shift in pediatric nutrition

A Milestone in Japan’s Reproductive Health Policy Japan has officially approved the over-the-counter sale of the emergency contraceptive pill, marking a turning point in the nation’s approach to women’s reproductive rights. The medication, produced by ASKA Pharmaceutical, will now be available without a doctor’s prescription for the first time, offering women

A Breakthrough in Early Cancer Detection A revolutionary advancement in oncology is reshaping the future of diagnostics: a blood test capable of identifying over 50 types of cancer from a single sample. This innovation, developed by Grail, detects fragments of tumor DNA circulating in the bloodstream. These are known as