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Oprah Winfrey endorses John Fetterman in the Senate race against her former frequent talk show guest Dr. Oz, and Dwyane Wade fires back at accusations by his ex-wife involving their transgender daughter. Plus, 5 things a dietitian would never do when it comes to trying to lose weight. 

Oprah Winfrey endorses the opponent of her former protégé Dr. Oz in the Pennsylvania Senate race.

In a "Virtual Voting Conversation" yesterday, the entertainment mogul declared her support for Democrat John Fetterman in his Senate race against Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania. Oz rose to television prominence as a frequent guest dispensing health advice for five seasons on Winfrey's hit talk show, and her production company oversaw "The Dr. Oz Show," which made him a television star. "I will tell you all this: If I lived in Pennsylvania I would have already cast my votes for John Fetterman for many reasons," Winfrey said during the event. She also listed several other candidates she was backing. Read more here.

Former NBA star Dwyane Wade hit back after his ex-wife said he was trying to make money off their transgender daughter: 'This isn't a game.'

Dwyane Wade’s ex-wife, Siohvaughn Funches-Wade, has asked a California court to prevent the former NBA star from allowing their 15-year-old transgender daughter Zaya to legally change her name and gender.  “This isn’t a game for my family and definitely not for Zaya,” Wade responded on Instagram yesterday. “This is her life.” Funches-Wade asked to wait until Zaya was “the age of maturity” to make changes to her identity, and said she had concerns Wade was pressuring Zaya so he could profit off financial opportunities, according to court documents. "While none of us are surprised by Siohvaughn’s attempt to fight Zaya’s identity and her unwavering attempt to drag my name through the mud, I’m very disappointed that she continuously find ways of centering herself and HER needs, without regard to her children," Wade wrote.

A weight loss drug helped teens with obesity significantly lower their BMI, study finds.

Young people with obesity may soon have a new tool to help them lose weight after the drug Wegovy showed promising results in a clinical trial. Adolescents between 12 and 17 who received a weekly injection of the drug, which reduces appetite, lost an average of 14.7% of their starting bodyweight, the study found. More than 40% of the participants who got the drug, along with lifestyle counseling, were able to reduce their BMI by 20% or more. NBC News spoke to a 17-year-old who lost 70 pounds in the year-plus trial. “I felt better within my own skin, which is something I never felt before," she said. Learn more here. 

Selena Gomez opens up about her early bipolar disorder symptoms.

 Ahead of the release of her documentary, "Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me," the star singer and actor revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone that she went to four treatment centers in her 20s and then was ultimately diagnosed with bipolar disorder after a period of psychosis in 2018 in which she said she started hearing voices. She also described being on numerous medications before a psychiatrist took her off all drugs except two. "I had to learn how to remember certain words," she said. "I would forget where I was when we were talking. It took a lot of hard work for me to (a) accept that I was bipolar, but (b) learn how to deal with it because it wasn’t going to go away."

Achieve your life goals with easy tips.

Are counting calories and restricting carbs smart strategies for losing weight? Not for some dietitians, including Whitney English Tabaie, who shared with us 5 things she would never do when it comes to shedding some pounds. She gives her take on juice cleanses, counting macros and even cauliflower crust pizza to sort out what's actually good for you vs. what is a wellness myth. 

Allow us to do the meal-planning for you.

Milk Bar’s Christina Tosi shared her tips for reusing leftover fryer oil to create delicious jelly doughnut cookies. Just make two doughnut wafers with seven ingredients (including your fryer oil) and stack them on top of each other with the jelly filling of your choice. The pro baker also shared recipes for chocolate toffee hobnobs, candy bar pie snaps, and peanut butter s’mores bars that are sure to crush at any holiday party or cookie swap. 

A little pick-me-up before you go.

It was a meeting of princesses when Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, made an appearance in Scarborough, England, yesterday. A little girl named Callie Rose, who was dressed as a princess, adorably crashed a speech by William and handed a bouquet of flowers to the former Kate Middleton. The royals were there to support groups promoting young people's mental health initiatives when Callie toddled right up to say hello, drawing smiles and laughter. See the sweet video of the moment here.

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Written by Scott Stump | Edited by Philip Caulfield

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