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What's Health Got to Do with It?

Pancreatic cancer drug; GLP-1 safety concerns; ‘designer babies’

Dr. Jennifer Cowart; Dr. Donna G. Ivery; Dr. Tina Ardon

Our medical experts explore the biggest health headlines of the month, including:

  • A new oral pill doubled overall survival in patients with previously treated metastatic pancreatic cancer.
  • Despite decades of public health messaging, more than 1 in 10 pregnant women report drinking alcohol.
  • Safety concerns grow around the explosion of telehealth companies prescribing GLP-1 weight loss drugs.
  • Doctors across the country say they're seeing more cases of vaccine-preventable illnesses, including whooping cough, rotavirus and serious bacterial infections.
  • Should obesity be universally classified as a disease?
  • A newer gene-editing technique reignites concerns about genetically engineered "designer babies."
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