‘New Dawn’ for Aldosterone as Drug Target in Hypertension?
Once-daily treatment with the selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor lorundrostat (Mineralys Therapeutics) safely and significantly reduced blood pressure in adults with ...
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Female surgeons sexually assaulted while operating
Trainees are being abused by senior male surgeons, a major analysis given to the BBC reveals. Source link : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66775015?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA ...
VKA Therapy Beats Switch to NOAC in Frail AF Patients
Switching frail patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) from anticoagulation therapy with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) to a novel oral anticoagulant ...
Night Owls Have Higher Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
"Night owls" have an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes and are more likely to smoke more, exercise less, ...
AI Mammogram Screening Is Equivalent to Human Readers
With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), the era of double reading of mammograms is likely coming to a close, ...
Can Skin Bleaching Lead to Cancer?
SINGAPORE — Can the prolonged use of skin-lightening products, such as hydroquinone, lead to skin cancer? This question was posed ...
Bivalent COVID Vaccines Swapped for Newer Formulations
Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. COVID vaccines will have a new ...
Using JAK Inhibitors for Myelofibrosis
Despite a growing list of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors, ruxolitinib remains the go-to for patients with symptomatic, higher risk myelofibrosis, ...
‘Promising’ New Txs for Most Common Adult Leukemia
The rapid rise of chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T-cell) therapy has allowed hematologists to make great strides in treating ...
FDA OKs Motixafortide for Stem Cell Mobilization in Myeloma
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved motixafortide (Aphexda, BioLineRx) in combination with filgrastim (G-CSF) to mobilize hematopoietic ...
Sleep Apnea Diagnosis: Awareness and Tools
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) remains a significantly underdiagnosed condition, despite its high prevalence. Primary care physicians play a pivotal role ...
Novel ADC Offers Hope in Heavily Pretreated NSCLC
SINGAPORE — Heavily pretreated patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may experience a clinically meaningful benefit with the ...
FDA Authorizes New COVID-19 Vaccine
The FDA today authorized the newest COVID-19 vaccine, the first not to target the initial or "ancestral" strain of the ...
Frequency and Duration of GERD Associated With Poor Sleep
Gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in women may increase the risk of poor sleep quality, shows a recent analysis of the Nurses' Health ...
Patients With Narcolepsy Face Mood and Pain Disorders
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- People with narcolepsy frequently had mood and pain comorbidities that complicated diagnosis and treatment plans, observational data ...
Novo Nordisk’s Need to Get Ahead of Lilly
LONDON (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk's decision to launch its weight-loss drug Wegovy in Britain last week despite severe supply constraints ...
Ravulizumab Showed Preclinical Promise for ALS. What Happened?
Ravulizumab (Ultomiris), a terminal complement C5 inhibitor, did not improve functional status and survival in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ...
Chronic Cough Drug Shows Some Benefit, but Taste-Related Events an Issue
MILAN -- Twice-daily doses of the oral P2X3 receptor antagonist gefapixant may improve refractory or unexplained chronic cough, but at ...
Long-Acting Schizophrenia Tx Shows Long-Term Safety With Limited Relapses
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Every-6-month dosing of the long-acting injectable paliperidone palmitate (Invega Hafyera) for schizophrenia was effective and safe up ...
Seven lifestyle factors may cut depression risk in half
Exercising and socialising can help people avoid developing depressionSolStock/Getty Images People who live a healthy lifestyle are about half as ...
