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- 2026-11-12
ArticleObesity Linked to Up to 27% Lower Risk of Death in Dementia
Obesity linked to up to 27% lower risk of death in dementia - Date: - November 11, 2026 - Source: - Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health - Summary: - A surprising study of more than 4,500 older adults found that people who were overweight or obese when diagnosed with dementia had a 16% to 27% lower risk of death than those at a normal weight.
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- 2026-11-12
ArticleEnergy Drinks Linked to 11 Times More Reports of Cardiac Arrest
Energy drinks linked to 11 times more reports of cardiac arrest - Date: - November 11, 2026 - Source: - American Heart Association - Summary: - A new study found that energy drinks and stimulant supplements were linked to disproportionately frequent reports of serious heart problems, including 11 times more reports of cardiac arrest and 4. 5 times more reports of heart attacks.
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- 2026-11-11
ArticleDoctors warn about the risks energy drinks pose to kids
Sean and Heidi Cripe will never forget the call from their son’s high school saying Davis was being taken to the emergency room. “He chugged an energy drink — like, just trying to be cool,” said Sean Cripe, recounting the day nearly a decade ago. The teen’s heart soon fell out of rhythm and he died.
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- 2026-11-11
ArticleComplaint filed over MP saying fentanyl ‘readily available’ in MAID report
TORONTO – Remarks made by a member of Parliament, who is also a doctor, suggesting illicit drugs such as fentanyl are a “painless” and “readily available” option to end one’s life are now the subject of a complaint filed to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. The complainant, Claire Brosseau, a 49-year-old woman who has been trying to get access to medical assistance in dying for persistent mental disorders that began when she was a child, said she was triggered by Dr.
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- 2026-11-11
▶ VideoSeeking relief from chronic pain
About one in four American adults lives with chronic pain, defined as pain lasting more than three months. Most are still suffering for a year or longer. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook examines some of the current treatments aimed at alleviating chronic pain, from medications and surgery, to nerve stimulation, biofeedback and self-hypnosis.
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- 2026-11-11
▶ VideoSeeking relief from chronic pain
With about one in four American adults living with chronic pain, Dr. Jon LaPook examines some of the current treatments, from medications and surgery, to nerve stimulation, biofeedback and self-hypnosis.
- by InDepthNews Editorial
- 2026-11-11
▶ VideoGLP-1s must now include warning for potential increased risk of vision loss, FDA announces
The FDA announced that GLP-1 weight loss drugs will now include warning labels indicating a potential increased risk of vision loss.
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- 2026-11-11
ArticleGet in, loser: Broadway's newest 'Mean Girls' are ready to insult (and enlighten) you
Get in, loser: Broadway's newest 'Mean Girls' are ready to insult (and enlighten) you What would it mean to become Miss Ghana 1986? Fame, fortune, perhaps rubbing elbows with '80s superstar Bobby Brown? For a group of six teenage girls at the Aburi Girls Boarding School, the answer is: everything.
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- 2026-11-11
ArticleSeven days of chaos in the ER: How this country's healthcare system is unraveling
Seven days of chaos in the ER: How this country's healthcare system is unraveling "It was a mess, it was chaos, and that continued for almost seven, eight days. Without (cell) network, without electricity," recalls a surgeon in Ethiopia. On September 24, a two-year ceasefire between rebels and the Ethiopian government began to collapse.