
‘Weight-loss jab helped me find my cancer’
Rebecca Combellack says she found out she had breast cancer after losing weight and finding a lump.
FRIDAY, 13 MARCH 2026, 16:47

Rebecca Combellack says she found out she had breast cancer after losing weight and finding a lump.
State health officials discouraged foraging this year, saying that toxic mushrooms can easily be confused with safe ones to eat.
Federal officials had warned that the new product from the online provider of weight loss drugs might be illegal.
Dr. Christopher M. Palmer said in an interview that the keto diet, while promising, did not “cure” schizophrenia as the health secretary had claimed.

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People may be able to pay less for prescriptions with their insurance rather than via the new government website. The Trump drugstore is meant to help people buy medications using their own money.
The N.F.L. claims Guardian Caps reduce the risk of concussions. The company that makes them says, “It has nothing to do with concussions.”
A provocative new ad featuring the boxer makes the case for Americans to “eat real food.”
One panelist accused the F.D.A. of withholding data on potential harms. The advisers also are reviewing research on vaccines given to pregnant women.
TrumpRx is aimed at helping patients use their own money to buy medicines. But researchers who study drug pricing warned that many patients could pay too much if they use the site.
The claim vastly overstates preliminary research into whether the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet might help people with the disorder, experts said.
The heart devices do not track location, nor do they transmit across large distances.
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Food makers will now be able to claim that their products have “no artificial colors,” so long as they use dyes that are not petroleum based.
Joseph Yracheta was in charge of a repository that compiled and protected tribal health data. Then its funding was cut.
The company’s data will be essential for many states to comply with new work requirements for the health insurance program that take effect next year.
The announcement followed a similar recommendation from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. But other medical groups argued for a more personalized approach.
The Trump administration announced that the company, a pharmacy benefit manager, had agreed to make significant changes to its practices.
Sex therapists say a character’s struggle to reach her “pinnacle” could help viewers better understand women’s sexuality.