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Semaglutide side effects: Is it safe? What you need to know

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Semaglutide — the active ingredient in the brand-name meds ...
Rolling Out

Drug abuse doubles your HIV risk, doctors warn

Medical professionals have long recognized a troubling pattern: drug use significantly increases the risk of HIV infection. This connection affects millions worldwide, yet many people remain unaware ...
STAT

Drug smoking can lead to severe burns, complicating harm reduction efforts

Smoking instead of injecting drugs can reduce harm, but a new study shows opioid smokers are four times as likely to suffer ...
Reuters

Health Rounds: GLP-1 drugs linked to lower cancer risks

Aug 22 (Reuters) - This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox for free sign up ...
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Drug injection fades as smoking grows more common, marking sea change in U.S. fentanyl epidemic

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. ROCHESTER, N.H. — Megan Merrill paused, mid-hike, as she surveyed the steep drop before her. She was standing on a five-foot snow drift, icy ...