In the first head-to-head trial of its kind, people with obesity who took tirzepatide (sold under the brand names Mounjaro ...

Every time you visit the grocery store, your brain is absorbing countless food-packaging cues. Those cues influence your choices more than you think.

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A pregnancy that has progressed without any apparent hitch can still give way to complications during delivery. Here are some of the most common concerns. A small percentage of women, mostly first ...

Ozempic (semaglutide) helps people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar if diet, exercise, and other diabetes medications haven’t worked. If you’ve just gotten a prescription for it ...

It's normal for your canine companion to shed hair-- sometimes lots of it. What isn't routine is for that shedding to result in noticeable bald spots on your dog. Why do dogs sometimes lose too ...

Astaxanthin is the pigment that gives salmon and lobster a reddish color. It's a carotenoid. That's a chemical naturally found in some plants and animals. Pink seafood, such as salmon, shrimp, and ...

Vitamin B12 is a nutrient that your body doesn't make, so you have to get it from animal products, such as meats, dairy, and eggs, or from supplements. B12 is important because it keeps your ...

My 8-year-old, Michael, had me concerned. He was finishing up third grade and still sucked his thumb. "What can I do to make him stop?" I asked my pediatrician. His grandmother had been successful ...

Even though the experience of pain varies from one person to the next, it is possible to categorize the different types of pain. Neuropathic pain is often described as a shooting or burning pain.

Every state has laws that require children to get certain vaccines before they can go to school or daycare. Yet parents may be able to opt out of one or more vaccines for medical, religious, or ...

Found a stray pill in your medicine cabinet? Have a loved one who mixed up a couple of their meds by mistake? There are plenty of reasons you might wonder, “What pill is this?” WebMD’s Pill ...