'Movember' marks a month of mustaches for prostate cancer awareness

This month, campaigns like Movember are bringing men's health to the forefront as well. Fox News' Ted Linder has more from a doctor on how men and women can help raise awareness about prostate cancer. This month marks the start of Movember, when men across the globe grow out their mustaches in an effort to start conversations about men's health. The campaign funds research and programs to help men live longer, healthier lives. And some doctors are using this month to raise awareness, too. One in every seven or eight men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Dr. Lee Ponsky says men should get screened for prostate cancer around the ages of 45 to 50, even if they feel perfectly fine. He says a lot of times men delay being seen by a doctor for fear of the unknown. They either are afraid of what they're going to hear, they think they're too busy. They don't are intimidated by the system. They don't know where to find someone. You got to get in. Dr. Ponsky says women can help on that front too. According to the National Institutes of Health, women in the United States make about 80 percent of the health care decisions for their families. So if you're a woman seeing this, make sure you talk to the man in your life. It's important that you push them to be aware of their health. Dr. Ponsky says screenings are are simple, like a PSA test, which is short for... Prostate-specific antigen. It's a simple blood test every year, and ask your primary care doctor about it. And if the tests show an elevated PSA, Ponsky says a patient maybe has to have an MRI. An MRI will show us into the prostate and see if there's any areas of abnormality. I'm Ted Lindner, Fox News. Well, as demand for GLP-1 weight loss drugs surge, medical experts are working to dispel some common myths and warning consumers about unapproved online medications available out there. A recent Gallup survey revealing 11 percent of U.S. adults now take GLP-1s for weight loss. That is up from just 3 percent in 2024. Experts warn that buying these drugs online come with significant risks from dosing errors to contaminated ingredients. We don't always know what you're getting when you buy it online so it has the name but it may not be safe and accurate and there can also be dosing issues because it tends to come compounded in a vial versus a pre-filled pen. The FDA has now issued a list of telehealth red flags warning patients to beware of sites selling compounded medications without a proper doctor's screening Or a prescription Minneapolis.