Lois Collins

1 week ago | deseret.com | Lois Collins

Eli Lilly says its GLP-1 drug in pill form is as safe and effective as Ozempic and other mega-popular injectable drugs for weight loss and lowering blood sugar. The company announced positive results from its phase 3 clinical trial Thursday morning, noting that the drug, orforglipron, has similar results to GLP-1 blockbusters Ozempic and Mounjaro, but doesn't require the temperature control that's needed for those injectables.

1 week ago | deseret.com | Lois Collins

Target stores are recalling 25,600 containers of Good & Gather brand Baby Pea, Zucchini, Kale & Thyme Vegetable Purée baby food over concerns that they contain too much lead. The baby food, which is sold nationwide, has been pulled from store shelves but people are being warned to check their pantries and make sure they don't use two specific lots of the product. The lots in question: Lot Number 4169 that has a best by date of Dec. 9, 2025, and Lot Number 4167, which has a best by of Dec. 7, 2025.

1 week ago | deseret.com | Lois Collins

Northwestern University researchers have engineered a temporary pacemaker so small that it can fit on the tip of a syringe and be injected, eliminating the need for surgery. The smaller-than-a-grain-of-rice device doesn't need to be retrieved when it's no longer needed, either. Completely biodegradeable, it will simply dissolve in the body. And while it works for patients of all sizes, that's especially good news for babies, where size matters a lot.

2 weeks ago | deseret.com | Lois Collins

Folks who want to change their eye color can try iris tattooing or iris implants, but neither is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and both come with risks of complications that could be serious, according to the nation's largest ophthalmology group. The surgeries are growing in popularity, to the chagrin of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, which warned early last year that they could be dangerous. The group has not changed its collective opinion.

2 weeks ago | deseret.com | Lois Collins

You've received a measles vaccine, but the recent rash of U.S. cases - now swelled to more than 650 - makes you wonder if getting a booster is a good idea. Probably not, unless you were vaccinated before 1968, when an older vaccine that's not as effective was all that you could get. That's according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which suggests talking to your health care provider if that's the case.