From artificial intelligence to fatalities from music streaming to the effects of immigrants on elderly health care, the Planet Money newsletter rounds up some interesting new economic studies.

A historic winter storm in the Northeast is causing major disruptions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as air travel grinds to a halt across the I-95 corridor. With more than 10,000 flights ...

Magnesium for muscle cramps? Studies suggest the effect is limited. New research shows what actually triggers cramps, which electrolytes matter — and what really can get rid of them. Many athletes ...

A study published in Molecular Psychiatry reveals a path of cause-effect molecular events that can lead to Alzheimer's disease (AD). Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Duncan Neurological ...

They’ve been hailed as a ­medical miracle: GLP-1 drugs – the weight-loss injections sold as Wegovy and Mounjaro – have helped millions shed ­stubborn pounds and have been shown also to cut the risk of ...

Weight loss jabs could cause sudden blindness, the UK regulator has warned after Robbie Williams claimed his vision is "getting worse" due to the jabs. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Many people with high cholesterol may avoid taking ...

Benefits of statins greatly outweigh risks, study leader says Wrongly attributed side effects may discourage use by patients and doctors Regulators should change statin labeling, researchers say Feb 5 ...

University of Oxford researchers warn 'ongoing confusion and concern' about the drugs has left many missing out on a treatment that is known to prevent heart attacks and strokes. They are now calling ...

The long list of side effects associated with statins is vastly overstated, according to the most rigorous assessment of the evidence to date. This is prompting calls for the drugs’ packaging to be ...

Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, including memory loss, depression, sleep disturbance, and erectile and sexual dysfunction, ...

Cardiovascular disease results in around 20 million deaths worldwide and causes around a quarter of all deaths in the UK. Statins are highly effective drugs that lower LDL (“bad”) cholesterol levels ...