Stephanie Al-Zubaidy learned the hard way about the side effects of GLP-1 medications. Shortly after she started getting semiglutide injections for weight loss last year, the 54-year-old from Charlotte, N.C., went to trivia night at a local bar and indulged in chicken wings, pizza and fried jalapeno poppers — only to end up vomiting. "I was very sick after that, but that was my own fault,” she said. Al-Zubaidy is among a growing number of older adults taking Ozempic or another GLP-1 drug —...

Getting older leaves its mark on every part of your body, from your joints and your digestive system to your heart and blood vessels. But perhaps nowhere is aging’s impact more noticeable than on your skin — it’s like a front page announcing the passage of time. Wrinkles, sagging and discoloration are all normal changes to your skin as you age, experts say. Aging also makes your skin more delicate and susceptible to dryness, itching and rashes. AARP Membership— $12 for your first year when...

By Michelle Crouch When it comes to growth, it seems like hospitals can’t get enough of it. Across the country, a tidal wave of hospital mergers and acquisitions in recent years has created multi-billion-dollar hospital giants that serve large swaths of the population. For example, just in North Carolina: Atrium Health’s massive combination with Advocate Aurora in 2022 formed the country’s third-largest public health care system. The system’s $28 billion footprint now stretches south to...