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A new report argues that as the climate changes, loneliness is growing. Rising temperatures, extreme weather and the displacement of communities are disrupting the everyday social routines and connections people rely on, adding an emotional and mental health dimension to the climate crisis that often goes unmeasured alongside physical and economic damage.

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are investigating whether chaotic patterns in the body could help explain cardiovascular health. The idea is that irregular, seemingly random signals in heart rhythm and blood flow may carry useful information about how the cardiovascular system is functioning. The work suggests chaos, usually seen as disorder, could point to better ways of monitoring or understanding heart disease.

New findings suggest GLP-1 medications, widely used for diabetes and weight loss, may also help protect kidney health in people living with bipolar disorder. The news adds to a growing list of potential benefits being studied for the drug class. Researchers and clinicians are watching closely as interest in GLP-1s expands far beyond their original uses.

A federal judge in Dallas is under investigation amid mental health concerns, with reports alleging she 'abandoned her post.' The inquiry reportedly centers on whether her capacity to carry out judicial duties has been compromised. The story is drawing attention to how the federal judiciary handles sitting judges with health-related performance issues.

A new roundup from People profiles eight celebrities who say doctors got their diagnoses wrong, and gathers what each star has said publicly about the experience. The feature highlights how symptoms were initially dismissed or attributed to other conditions before the correct illness was found. Stories like these tend to resonate because they underline how even famous, well-resourced patients can face delayed or incorrect medical care, prompting wider conversation about advocating for oneself in the health system.

A first-of-its-kind analysis estimates that a diet high in ultra-processed foods could cost more than $350,000 over a person's lifetime. The calculation is drawing attention to the financial toll of processed-food-heavy eating habits, beyond their established health effects, and adds an economic argument to ongoing debates over regulating and taxing ultra-processed products.

Indonesia is deploying cloud seeding using dry-ice technology, a method first developed in the 1940s, as part of efforts to clear hazardous haze from its skies. Bloomberg reports the Southeast Asian nation is adapting the decades-old technique as it battles recurring smoke pollution, typically linked to land and forest fires, that affects millions of people across the region.

A new report by Giedre Peseckyte argues that climate change is a growing threat to Europeans' brain health. Rising temperatures and other environmental pressures are linked to increased risks of neurological and mental health conditions, including stroke, dementia and anxiety. Health experts are urging European policymakers to treat brain health as part of climate adaptation strategies.