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Kenya's former NY marathon champion Korir gets 5-year doping ban

Kenya's former NY marathon champion Korir gets 5-year doping ban

Kenya's 2021 New York marathon champion Albert Korir has been banned for five years after he admitted using a banned performance-enhancing drug, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Monday. Korir, 32, tested positive for the synthetic form of erythropoietin (EPO) that stimulates red blood cell production

One man, his dog, and ChatGPT: Australia's AI vaccine saga

One man, his dog, and ChatGPT: Australia's AI vaccine saga

Desperate to help his sick dog, one Australian man went down the ultimate ChatGPT research hole, using artificial intelligence to design a personalised experimental treatment and finding top scientists to administer it. Paul Conyngham's months-long quest to fight his rescue mutt Rosie's cancer has grabbed

GLP-1 medications and mental health benefits: What new research shows

GLP-1 medications and mental health benefits: What new research shows

GLP-1 medications and mental health benefits: What new research shows GLP-1 medications are best known for helping people manage diabetes and lose weight. Over the past several years, researchers have begun to notice something else. Many patients report changes not only in appetite and weight, but also in

Man first in Europe to trial new antibody drug for prostate cancer

Man first in Europe to trial new antibody drug for prostate cancer

By Lauren Beavis A Brit has become the first patient in Europe to trial a pioneering antibody drug that "attaches" to cancer cells. Brian Holmes, 70, has suffered from metastatic prostate cancer for two years and has exhausted all traditional lines of treatment. But the pensioner has now

Stop Beating Around the Bush — Our Sexual Wellness Education Needs Help

Stop Beating Around the Bush — Our Sexual Wellness Education Needs Help

The first semester of college brings about many changes for young adults as they navigate independence, constant academic pressure and — for some students — new, more intimate experiences. The MSU students I know are generally open to talking about sexual health, which is encouraging, but it isn’t enough on its

Report: Children may be able to buy cross-sex hormones online without prescription

(The Center Square) – A new report from Do No Harm reveals that American children may be able to buy harmful cross-sex hormones from online pharmacies – including foreign-based ones – without prescriptions, with Do No Harm calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to take action. Chief Medical

Trump administration does about face on autism treatment

Trump administration does about face on autism treatment

The Trump administration did an about-face Tuesday on an autism treatment it had promoted with great fanfare. It had said back in September it would approve use of a drug called leucovorin -- synthetic vitamin B9 -- to treat the disorder. But on Tuesday the Food and Drug Administration backed off,