YOU WONT BELIEVE: 15 - What They Never Told You

GLP-1 Diabetes Drugs Tied to 38% Lower Obesity-Related Cancer Risk Than Insulin, but No Clear Edge Over Metformin

A UT Southwestern study found GLP-1 users with type 2 diabetes had about 38% lower obesity-related cancer risk than insulin users over three years, but researchers stressed the results cannot prove prevention.

Medical Daily · Nov 4

Nine in 10 Teens With Severe Obesity Got Neither GLP-1 Drugs nor Surgery Despite a 35-Fold Prescribing Rise

A study of more than 1.4 million U.S. adolescents found that 90.4% of those eligible for bariatric surgery received neither surgery nor a GLP-1 medication through 2025.

Medical Daily · Nov 4

Riverside County Man Over 65 Is First Flu Death of 2026–27 Season as Activity Turns Very High

Riverside County reported its first flu death of the 2026-27 season as activity reached very high levels, with H1N1 dominant and vaccination coverage at about 13%.

Medical Daily · Nov 4

Energy Drinks and Stimulant Supplements Linked to 11 Times More Cardiac Arrest Reports in FDA Safety Database

A preliminary analysis of FDA safety reports found cardiac arrest and heart attack appeared more often when energy drinks or stimulant supplements were involved, but researchers cautioned the data cannot prove causation.

Medical Daily · Nov 4

Judge Lets McRib Lawsuit Proceed, Finding Diners' Expectation of Rib Meat Not Unreasonable at This Stage

A federal judge in Chicago allowed a proposed lawsuit alleging McDonald's misled consumers about the McRib's ingredients to proceed, while dismissing some claims and leaving key allegations unresolved.

Medical Daily · Nov 4

A Whole Lemon Slipped Into a Teen's Stomach, but One Once Blocked a Man's Small Intestine

A whole lemon blocking a nonverbal teenager's esophagus slipped into his stomach during removal attempts. He recovered, but doctors did not report what happened to the fruit afterward.

Medical Daily · Nov 4

A 6-Year-Old Treated for Tonsillitis Had a Live Leech in His Voice Box Draining His Blood

A 6-year-old Ethiopian boy developed severe anemia and suspected high-output heart failure after a live leech entered his larynx through untreated spring water and fed on his blood.

Medical Daily · Nov 4

Ireland Says Kids 10 and Under Should Skip Glycerol Slushies, Which Can Mimic Rare Disorders

Ireland's food safety regulator says children aged 10 and under should avoid glycerol-containing slush drinks after 21 young children developed serious symptoms that resembled rare metabolic disorders.

Medical Daily · Nov 4

An Umbrella Rod in a Foot, a Rod in a Jaw: Why Old Metal Can Hurt Decades Later

A 71-year-old woman's unexplained foot pain revealed a corroded umbrella rod left inside her for more than 40 years, highlighting how retained foreign bodies can cause delayed inflammation.

Medical Daily · Nov 4

Bright Spheres in an 11-Year-Old's Stomach on CT Turned Out to Be Her Bubble Tea Pearls

An 11-year-old's CT showed round, dense objects in her stomach. They were bubble tea pearls, and doctors still can't fully explain why they show up.

Medical Daily · Nov 4