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Some men in England with the disease will now be offered an advanced form of treatment on the NHS. Source ...

Dementia May Be Worse for People Taking Popular Supplement

Glucosamine use was associated with faster progression from mild cognitive impairment to dementia in a large retrospective study.Among Alzheimer's patients, ...

Kids’ Risk of Severe Respiratory Infection Rises With Comorbidity Count

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) continue to be a substantial cause of mortality in children under 5 and contribute to morbidity, ...

First Guideline on Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome Released

A new U.S. guideline covers the prevention, detection, evaluation, and management of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome.CKM syndrome is defined as a ...

ACC/AHA Release First-Ever Guideline for CKM Syndrome

New multisociety guidelines shift from obesity alone to a combined construct of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic health that emphasizes cohesive care management. Medscape ...

Stem Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease More Cost-Effective Than Gene Therapy

Gene therapy provides more quality-adjusted life-years versus non-myeloablative haploidentical allogeneic stem cell transplantation in sickle cell disease, but at a ...

Oral Small-Molecule Elecoglipron Tackles Obesity and Diabetes

NEW ORLEANS -- Treatment with investigational elecoglipron led to weight loss in people with obesity and improved glucose control in ...

FDA Approves First New Sunscreen Option in Two Decades

Bemotrizinol protects against both ultraviolet A and B rays, has low absorption through the skin, and is safe for adults ...

FDA OKs First New Sunscreen Ingredient in a Quarter Century

For the first time since the late 1990s, the FDA has approved a new active ingredient for sunscreens. Approved as ...

Brain Institute Halts Research; Parkinson’s Deaths Fall; Meet the ‘Dementia Rebels’

The White Plains, New York-based Burke Neurological Institute ceased research operations, citing funding problems, The Transmitter reported. A global brain ...

Cutting Through the Chaos in Primary Care

Working at the faculty practice of a large academic medical center -- the primary outpatient teaching site for 140 internal ...

Drug Fights GLP-1 Muscle Loss; Unapproved Retatrutide Prescriptions; Protein Swap

Investigational apitegromab -- a selective myostatin activation inhibitor -- effectively preserved lean mass when combined with tirzepatide (Zepbound) in a ...

Trump Admin Warns Over 500 Hospitals to Provide More Pricing Info or Face Fines

The Trump administration has warned more than 500 hospitals that they are failing to provide the public with basic pricing ...

Unproven Peptides Need More Regulation, AMA Delegates Say

The FDA must do a better job of regulating unproven peptides, members of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of ...

Medical Groups Cheer Court Decision to Halt $100K H-1B Visa Fee

Medical groups are hailing a federal judge's decision to strike down the Trump administration's $100,000 H-1B visa fee, which would ...

Here’s How Experts Are Watching for Infectious Disease Threats During the World Cup

A collaborative of public health groups are utilizing tools like wastewater surveillance to monitor pathogens throughout the upcoming FIFA World ...

Low Lipoprotein(a) Harm; Soccer Pro Collapses Again; Cancer-Related Ischemic Stroke?

A low lipoprotein(a) level was tied to incident diabetes in the FOURIER trial. (European Heart Journal) People with 1.5 to ...

Weekly and Monthly Berobenatide Show Weight, A1c Benefits

The long-acting GLP-1 drug had good overall tolerability with some GI bumps in weekly-to-monthly transition, while the A1c benefits raise ...

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