A New Ozempic? What to Know About Experimental GLP-1 Drug
An experimental GLP-1 weight loss drug developed by Viking Therapeutics showed promising results in a mid-stage clinical trial.The drug is ...
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World Transplant Winter Games: Kidney donor mum and son compete
Alex, who will compete in events including the giant slalom, started skiing when he was four, just one year after ...
Actor Alan Ritchson Opens Up About Living with Bipolar Disorder
Share on PinterestAlan Ritchson, star of Amazon’s hit series, ‘Reacher,’ is sharing new details of how he manages living with ...
FDA OKs First Drug-Coated Balloon for In-Stent Restenosis
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Boston Scientific's Agent Drug-Coated Balloon (DCB), the first coronary DCB for ...
Persistent pain after a UTI may be due to an overgrowth of nerve cells
Urinary tract infections frequently cause people to need to urinate more often than usualSimpleImages/Getty Images Pain that persists even after ...
Epinephrine Nasal Spray Starts Reversing Allergic Reactions in Minutes
WASHINGTON -- Although FDA approval has eluded the intranasal epinephrine spray ARS-1 (also known as neffy), it continued to build ...
Thousands more appointments hit by doctor strike
The NHS England said 91,000 appointments and procedures were cancelled due to the walkout this week. Source link : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68448601 ...
Vismodegib-RT Regimen Achieves High Rate of Disease Control in Head and Neck BCC
More than 90% of patients with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the head and neck achieved locoregional control ...
Two Pembrolizumab Trials in Head and Neck Cancer Yield Divergent Results
Two first-line trials involving pembrolizumab (Keytruda)-based combinations for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma ...
Placenta Issues Linked to Newborns’ Brain Aberrations in Congenital Heart Disease
Among babies with severe congenital heart disease (CHD), neurological abnormalities tended to cluster in those who had been exposed to ...
Flawed Medical Malpractice Legislation Can Have Deadly Consequences
Solomon is a legal analyst and legal editor. "It becomes your worst nightmare." Those were the words of Stephanie Liskowitz, ...
CDC Shortens COVID Isolation Recs
Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for 5 days, CDC officials announced on ...
Obama CMS Chief: Medicare Advantage Plans Game the System
Donald Berwick, MD, MPP, a pediatrician, was the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) during the ...
Peanut Allergen Sensitization Seen in Younger Siblings of LEAP Study Participants
WASHINGTON -- Among the younger siblings of children who consumed peanut allergens as part of the LEAP trial, there was ...
New Drugs Yield Limited Benefit; Big Jump in Drug Prices; AI Boost for Mammo Results
Two-thirds of cancer drugs approved by the European Medicines Agency from 1995 to 2020 had little or no supporting evidence ...
Thyroid Disorders and Gynecologic Cancers: Is There a Link?
TOPLINE:The risk of developing gynecologic cancer is lower in women with hyperthyroidism than in those without it, found a large ...
Oral Transmission of Chagas Disease Has Severe Effects
Thanks to decades of successful vector control strategies, vector-borne transmission of Chagas disease has significantly decreased in many regions. Oral ...
Oral Herpes Tied to Double Dementia Risk in Older Adults
TOPLINE:A history of herpes simplex virus (HSV) is associated with a more than doubling of the risk of dementia in ...
Rx for Reality: Clinicians Confront Medical Gaslighting
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When a Neurologist Asks for an MRI, You Order an MRI
Listen and subscribe/follow on Apple and Spotify so you don't miss the next episode. And if you like what you ...
