GLP-1 Drugs May Prevent 34,00 Heart Attacks, Strokes a Year
Share on PinterestGLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and prevent more than ...
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XEC: What we know about the new covid-19 variant and its symptoms
Covid-19 variant XEC may spread more easily than previous variantsJarun Ontakrai/Shutterstock A new covid-19 variant called XEC has started to ...
FTC Sues Top Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Insulin Prices
The federal government is suing three big pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) over a system of drug rebates that regulators say ...
Turning ‘Cold’ Tumors Into ‘Hot’ Tumors
Despite the paradigm-changing impact of immunotherapy on cancer treatment, only a minority of patients obtain long-term benefits from the treatment. ...
Kids With MS May Have Better Outcomes When Started on High-Efficacy Treatment Early
Starting high-efficacy monoclonal antibody therapy during childhood reduced long-term disability in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (MS), registry data suggested. Among 282 ...
Documentary Explores Racism, Gatekeeping in Nursing
Nurses of color face significant barriers to success in the profession, from implicit bias to outright racism, and the lack ...
MrBeast, Logan Paul and KSI Launch ‘Healthy’ Lunchables Competitor
Share on PinterestOnline influencers MrBeast, Logan Paul, and KSI are launching Lunchly, a Lunchables competitor they claim is a “healthier” ...
Novel Agent First to Slow Disability in nrSPMS
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A new investigational drug has become the first agent to slow disability in patients with nonrelapsing secondary ...
FDA OKs First Flu Vaccine for At-Home Use
The FDA approved FluMist for self- or caregiver-administration, making it the first influenza vaccine that does not need to be ...
McDonald Criteria Update Aims to Simplify, Speed MS Diagnosis
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Multiple sclerosis (MS) experts are recommending updates to the 2017 McDonald diagnostic criteria in order to make ...
A Georgia Woman’s Death After Delayed Abortion Care Was Preventable. Who’s to Blame?
Kass is an emergency physician. Kay is a human rights attorney. This week, we learned about the tragic and preventable ...
Cytokine Release Syndrome and Neurotoxicity After CAR T-Cell Therapy
While the use of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has increased rapidly, the clinical benefit seen with these products ...
Reconsider When a Prophylactic ICD Is Needed in Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Better imaging parameters may exist for risk stratification in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM), based on a meta-analysis. The presence and ...
EU OKs Meningococcal Disease Vaccine
During its September 2024 meeting, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) gave the ...
First Drug Approved for Niemann-Pick Disease Type C
The FDA on Friday approved arimoclomol (Miplyffa) as the first treatment specifically for the genetic disorder Niemann-Pick disease type C ...
Europe Recommends Lung Cancer Drug Hetronifly
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended granting marketing authorization for orphan medicine Hetronifly (serplulimab, Henlius Europe) to treat extensive ...
Hympavzi Approved in Europe for Severe Hemophilia A and B
The European Medicines Agency's (EMA's) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended the granting of marketing authorization for ...
New Consensus Report: Myopia Should Be Classified as a Disease
In a new consensus report, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine said that myopia should be classified as ...
U.S. Will Let More People Take Methadone at Home
The first big update to U.S. methadone regulations in 20 years is poised to expand access to the life-saving drug ...
Allergy alert over foods contaminated with peanuts
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is advising people with a peanut allergy to avoid consuming foods that may contain mustard, ...
