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Novo Nordisk said on Monday that in a late-stage trial, 40.4 per cent of children aged 6 to under 12 treated with semaglutide, the active ingredient in its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, were no longer classified as having obesity after 68 weeks, assuming full adherence to the treatment.
As authorities grapple with the Ebola outbreak, burial teams in Congo says they are at their limits, struggling with an increasing workload and hostile communities.
Personal finance contributor Christopher Liew walks through five money mistakes that can be early warning signs, and what to do about them.
The desire for a personalized birth experience is leading more and more women to seek out midwives during their pregnancy. However, there’s proven to be a plethora of issues for those wanting to choose a midwife and for those wanting to join the profession.
As Meta faces a multi-billion-dollar settlement in the U.S. over claims Facebook and Instagram are addictive to kids, a recently published survey shows the scale of the problem locally in Ontario, where 94 per cent of students said they use social media every day with a quarter of them logging five hours or more daily.
By the time Everton McLean learned he was living with Type 2 diabetes in his mid-30s, the disease had already affected three generations of his family. His diagnosis made him the fourth much sooner than he expected.
New tests being used in other countries aim to help address the issue. And while they’re raising hopes among doctors and patients, they’re not currently available in the U.S., and some experts expect them to be a useful tool but not a complete solution.
The outbreaks are the latest setback for Prabowo’s signature free meals program, which has been rolled out across the archipelago despite repeated food poisoning incidents and corruption allegations.
A new study finds a link between incentives that help students sleep better, which in turn resulted in improved academic performance. And according to one expert, there are two habits related to sleep routines that can greatly help improve how you feel.
September is Arthritis Awareness Month in Canada, shining a spotlight on a disease that can affect far more than joints — and far more than older adults.
For jurors in the six-week murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the end of their service could be the start of the emotional fallout.
Everyone farts. But not everyone tracks their farts. Now, smart underwear is making a case for paying closer attention to what comes out of your body.
Seventeen years ago, Patricia Tomasi gave birth to her first child and says that, almost immediately, something felt off.
Thousands of pairs of safety boots from a major global brand are being recalled due to the risk of an electric shock.
Here’s a novel idea for countering the painful side effects of chemotherapy: beforehand, take the hallucinogenic drug found in magic mushrooms.
Two psychiatrists in New Zealand won approval Friday to prescribe pharmaceutical-grade MDMA to sufferers of severe post-traumatic stress disorder.
