New Fathers Face Mental Health Challenges, Study Finds

New fathers might be proud poppas, but their mental health might be shaky as they adapt to their increased responsibilities, a new study says.

Men have a 30% increased risk of depression and stress disorders by the end of their first year of fatherhood, researchers reported March 23 in JAMA Network Open.

This follows a menta...

Teens Often Pressured To Send Sexual Photos by Someone They Know, Study Finds

Many teens who are asked to send sexual photos are being pressured by someone they know, and most often, it's a boyfriend or girlfriend, according to new research.

The study, published March 17 in JAMA Network Open, asked more than 6,200 young people ages 18 to 28 to look back on experiences they had before age 18.

Researche...

FDA Approves Higher-Dose Wegovy To Help People Lose More Weight

A stronger version of the popular weight loss drug Wegovy is on the way after federal regulators signed off on a higher dose.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a 7.2-milligram dose of Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy. Until now, the highest approved dose was 2.4 milligrams, taken as a wee...

Nursing Homes Accused of False Diagnoses To Hide Drug Use

A new report says some U.S. nursing homes may be falsely diagnosing patients with schizophrenia in order to justify using powerful antipsychotic drugs to manage them.

The findings come from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which reviewed inspection reports from 40 nursing home...

Nearly 90,000 Bottles of Children’s Ibuprofen Recalled Nationwide

If you have children’s ibuprofen at home, you may want to check the label.

Nearly 90,000 bottles have been recalled over possible contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.

The recall affects 89,592 bottles of Children’s Ibuprofen Oral Suspension made by Strides Pharma for Taro Pharmaceuticals USA, I...

A Nasal Swab for Alzheimer's? Duke Team Has One in Testing

Detecting the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease may one day be as easy as swabbing the inside of your nose.

An experimental swab, patented by Duke Health, picked up early changes in nerve and immune cells even before thinking and memory problems had emerged.

"If we can diagnose people early enough, we might be able to start th...