Weight loss drugs like Ozempic are all over the news. Here’s what I’m reading to keep up as a health reporter.

Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound: Blockbuster weight loss drugs have been arguably the biggest health story of the last several years — and there are no signs their popularity will slow down anytime soon. Millions of Americans have taken the drugs, known collectively as GLP-1 agonist medications. Their potential benefits, well beyond treating obesity and diabetes,…

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Millennial, Gen Z men take better care of their mental health than Gen X-ers, baby boomers — but are worse about annual physicals, survey finds

American men are concerned about staying healthy, but different generations go about it in different ways, according to a new survey. Cleveland Clinic found that 95% of men of any age in the U.S. consider their health a top priority, and 87% are worried about making sure their current habits and practices will help them…

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Elle Macpherson says she refused chemotherapy after breast cancer diagnosis. Here’s what oncologists think.

After being diagnosed with breast cancer seven years ago, Elle Macpherson made a controversial choice: She refused chemotherapy, the model has revealed in her new memoir, Elle: Life, Lessons, and Learning to Trust Yourself. Macpherson did undergo a lumpectomy — surgery to remove the malignant breast tissue — but she then went against the advice…

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