Mexican American women less likely to take stroke prevention medications as prescribed: Study
Women who have had a stroke may be less likely than men to take medications to prevent a second stroke, with Mexican American women reporting the highest rates of nonadherence, according to research published in the Journal ...
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Promising combo-drug treatment targets melioidosis while leaving gut microbiome bacteria unscathed
Melioidosis—a bacterial infection that causes fever, pneumonia, and sepsis—presents two enormous challenges for infectious disease experts: It kills roughly half the people who contract it and it is extremely tough to ...
Dec 3, 2024
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Study shows text messages can be ineffective as medication refill reminders
A study published in JAMA reveals text message reminders for patients who delay refilling their medications didn't help improve how regularly they refilled medications over a year.
Dec 3, 2024
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Taking high-dose vitamin D supplements for five years shown not to affect incidence of type 2 diabetes
Using significantly higher doses of vitamin D than recommended for five years did not affect the incidence of type 2 diabetes in elderly men and women, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland published ...
Dec 3, 2024
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What other countries could teach the US about bringing down drug prices
Last year, Kevin Schulman, a health economist at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford School of Medicine, taught a course on health information technology and strategy. Sitting in on the class was Iselin Dahlen ...
Dec 3, 2024
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About one-third eligible for weight loss drugs meet trial exclusion criteria
About one-third of U.S. adults without diabetes who are eligible for weight loss treatment with glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and GLP-1/glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptor agonists ...
Dec 3, 2024
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Drug acoramidis to treat rare heart disease approved by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug developed at Stanford Medicine that offers hope to people diagnosed with a rare cardiovascular disease, transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy, or ATTR-CM.
Dec 3, 2024
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Clinical trial demonstrates efficacy and tolerability of new drug for hemophilia patients
For people with the bleeding disorder hemophilia, life can seem like one continuous state of alertness. If they accidentally cut their finger while chopping vegetables, they have to immediately administer the clotting factor ...
Dec 2, 2024
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Researcher compares new vitamin D guidelines with previous standards, finds confusion for doctors, patients
In June of 2024, the Endocrine Society, influenced by a substantial body of research conducted in recent years, published new clinical practice guidelines for the testing and supplementation of Vitamin D for the prevention ...
Dec 2, 2024
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Obesity treatment in a natural, food-grade microcapsule has no unpleasant side effects
As obesity rates continue to rise, many are turning to prescription medicines like Ozempic for weight loss. But with significant side effects, accessibility and cost issues, alternatives are needed.
Dec 2, 2024
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WeightWatchers combined with weight loss medications may alter alcohol consumption, study finds
Researchers at Henry Ford Health, collaborating with WeightWatchers International, report that more than 40% of individuals using popular weight loss medications while participating in a WeightWatchers clinic decreased their ...
Medicated nasal spray will slash opioid-related hospital admissions
The Federal Government is funding a national Take Home Naloxone (THN) program that makes the life-saving medication available for free and without prescription in pharmacies across Australia.
Nov 29, 2024
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First new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years
An injection given during some asthma and COPD attacks is more effective than the current treatment of steroid tablets, reducing the need for further treatment by 30%. The findings, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, ...
Nov 27, 2024
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Gold beats platinum for chemo drugs in new lab study
A new gold-based drug can slow tumor growth in animals by 82% and target cancers more selectively than standard chemotherapy drugs, according to a study by Australian and Indian researchers.
Nov 27, 2024
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Diabetes drug metformin might help fight lung cancer
Already the go-to drug of choice for millions with type 2 diabetes, metformin might also fight lung cancer if those patients have it as well, new research shows.
Nov 27, 2024
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Extended-release buprenorphine for opioid use disorder could save lives in correctional settings
Opioid use disorder (OUD), which contributes to the ongoing overdose crisis claiming over 21 lives across Canada a day, is even more severe within correctional settings. In North America, OUD is a critical public health concern ...
Nov 27, 2024
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Greater patient education needed around antidepressants that may reduce genital sensitivity, study finds
The use of antidepressants is associated with sexual side effects including reduced genital sensitivity that persists after stopping the medication, a new Simon Fraser University study finds.
Nov 27, 2024
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Smoking cessation in severe tobacco dependence: Benefit proven for two of four drugs
By law, smokers with severe tobacco dependence are entitled to receive one-off drug therapy for smoking cessation as part of evidence-based programs reimbursed by the German statutory health insurance (SHI). Before deciding ...
Nov 27, 2024
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Researchers warn that 360,000 patients in the UK risk being 'trapped' on antipsychotics
Researchers are warning against the increasing use of antipsychotics, particularly in patients without ongoing psychiatrist review or physical health monitoring to detect early signs of heart disease and diabetes.
Nov 26, 2024
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Study finds antibiotics given for suspected pneumonia even when chest radiography results are negative
A study in The Annals of Family Medicine explored how chest X-ray results influence antibiotic initiation by general practitioners in France when managing patients with suspected pneumonia. The paper is titled "Relationship ...
Nov 26, 2024
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Adding temozolomide to radiation therapy improves survival in adult patients with slow-growing brain tumor, trial finds
Both radiation and temozolomide, a generic chemotherapy treatment in pill form, have meaningful single-modality anti-tumor activity against slow-growing, low-grade gliomas. The randomized phase 3 trial E3F05 by the ECOG-ACRIN ...
Nov 25, 2024
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Taking a GLP-1 medication? Expert offers tips for holiday eating
So, you have managed to shed 30 pounds with the help of one of the new blockbuster GLP-1 drugs, but as the holidays near you worry about how to handle gatherings where decadent food will be served in abundance.
Nov 25, 2024
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Study reveals one in 20 people in Canada skip doses, don't fill prescriptions because of cost
Affordability in Canada affects not just groceries but also medications, with one in 20 people unable to take their medications as prescribed because of cost, found research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...
Nov 25, 2024
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