Medications
Patients regain much weight after stopping new obesity drug: Study
A new generation of obesity drugs often delivers dramatic weight loss, but many patients wonder what happens when they stop treatment.
Dec 11, 2023
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Genetics
Research lays groundwork for promising new gene therapy approach for genetic heart disease: Clinical trials imminent
Researchers at the Hubrecht Institute have laid the foundation for the development of a gene therapy for the genetic heart disease arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM). Their approach, based on replacement of the PKP2 gene, ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Genetics
New study concludes finding cure for malaria may be even more challenging than thought
Researchers who have studied malaria for decades, hoping to find a cure, long thought they'd identified a type of blood that seemed to defend against the disease.
Dec 6, 2023
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Medications
Medicare is overpaying for generic drugs: Study
Medicare is the single largest provider of health insurance in the United States, serving 63.8 million senior citizens as of 2022. Three-quarters of these recipients are enrolled in optional Medicare Part D plans, which provide ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Genetics
Genomic study links cannabis abuse to multiple health problems
A Yale-led analysis of the genomes of more than 1 million people has shed light on the underlying biology of cannabis use disorder and its links to psychiatric disorders, abuse of other substances such as tobacco, and possibly ...
Nov 21, 2023
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Pediatrics
Study finds melatonin use soaring among youth
Nearly one in five school-aged children and preteens now take melatonin for sleep, and some parents routinely give the hormone to preschoolers, according to new research from the University of Colorado Boulder published Nov. ...
Nov 13, 2023
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Cardiology
Expanding pharmacists' role for patients with hypertension could prevent 15 million heart attacks and save $1.1 trillion
If pharmacists had a larger role in prescribing medications to control blood pressure, they could prevent more than 15 million heart attacks, nearly 8 million strokes and more than 4 million cases each of angina and heart ...
Nov 3, 2023
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Health
Study shows long-term health impacts after exposure to environmental disaster
Exposure to a large-scale disaster, such as a tsunami, impacts population health over a decade later. A new study by an inter-disciplinary team of researchers in the United States and Indonesia has found that women who lived ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Medicaid is a vital lifeline for adults with Down syndrome, study finds
Life expectancy has increased substantially for people in the United States with Down syndrome, from a median age of 4 years old in the 1950s to 57 years old in 2019. This longer life span increases the need for adequate ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Health
Wildfire smoke drives a rise in ER visits, up to a point
As the intensity of wildfires increase across North America—so do their impacts on our health. Exposure to high levels of smoke can trigger asthma and heart attacks in the short-term, then elevate COPD or take years off ...
Oct 11, 2023
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