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Clinical trial: Repurposed drug improves outcomes for patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia
A drug commonly used to treat cystic fibrosis improved outcomes for patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia and could be used to treat other respiratory infections, according to clinical trial results from researchers at ...
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Proof-of-principle study shows protein isoform inhibitors may hold the key to making opioids safer
Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences identified a new way to make opioids safer, increasing the pain-relieving properties of opioids while decreasing unwanted side effects through the spinal inhibition ...
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Study reveals how an anesthesia drug induces unconsciousness
There are many drugs that anesthesiologists can use to induce unconsciousness in patients. Exactly how these drugs cause the brain to lose consciousness has been a longstanding question, but MIT neuroscientists have now answered ...
Jul 15, 2024
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New research demonstrates potential for increasing effectiveness of popular diabetes, weight-loss drugs
A network of proteins found in the central nervous system could be harnessed to increase the effectiveness and reduce the side effects of popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs, according to new research from the University ...
Jul 15, 2024
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Injectables for high blood pressure are in the works. Could they mean no more daily pills?
About one-third of adults have high blood pressure. Two-thirds of these have uncontrolled high blood pressure.
Jul 15, 2024
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Could OTC nasal sprays ease colds and flu and cut antibiotic use?
Over-the-counter nasal sprays could be a potent weapon against a major public health threat—antibiotic resistance, researchers report.
Jul 15, 2024
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Opioid prescribing to reduce overdoses, misuse
New research aims to help reduce the quantity of unused prescription opioids after emergency department visits and lessen the risk of opioid misuse and overdose. The study, titled "Opioid prescribing requirements to minimize ...
Jul 15, 2024
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Comparison of FDG-PET/CT and CT for treatment evaluation of patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma
A new research paper titled "Comparison of FDG-PET/CT and CT for evaluation of tumor response to nivolumab plus ipilimumab combination therapy and prognosis prediction in patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma" ...
Jul 15, 2024
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Weight-loss jabs linked to lower cancer risk compared with insulin—new study
Obesity increases the risk of developing a number of cancers, so it stands to reason that drugs that reduce body weight should also reduce the risk of developing these cancers.
Jul 13, 2024
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FDA approves Zoryve for atopic dermatitis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Arcutis Biotherapeutics' Zoryve (roflumilast) cream, 0.15%, for the treatment of mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis in adult and pediatric patients (ages 6 years and older).
Jul 12, 2024
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Study reveals underuse of a key drug in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia
The Psychiatry and Mental Health research group at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), together with the ETEP (Study and Treatment of Psychotic Episodes) group at Hospital del Mar, has published a study in ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Only 1 in 4 still taking Ozempic, Wegovy for weight loss two years later
Three of four patients stop taking Ozempic or Wegovy two years after being prescribed the blockbuster drugs for weight loss, a new analysis shows.
Jul 11, 2024
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Black and Hispanic women receive lower doses of postpartum pain medication, finds study
Inequities in pain medication treatment received postpartum, after giving birth, were found in a Cedars-Sinai study of 18,000 women. The disparities were observed even among patients reporting the highest pain levels.
Jul 11, 2024
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Study finds missed opportunities with COVID antivirals on Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
A new study has revealed significant discrepancies in the prescription of COVID-19 antivirals, indicating that many patients may not have received the most effective treatment available.
Jul 11, 2024
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New medication for stress urinary incontinence? Investigational drug shows promise
An investigational medication designated TAS-303 shows efficacy and safety in treatment of women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), reports a placebo-controlled clinical trial in the August issue of The Journal of Urology.
Jul 11, 2024
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Blood cancer drug could make radiotherapy on brain tumors more effective
Drugs developed to fight blood and other cancers could also help improve the efficiency of radiotherapy in the most commonly diagnosed low-grade brain tumor in adults, a new study has found.
Jul 10, 2024
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Safety of generic Viagra, other drugs called into doubt after false data found by FDA
Generic versions of erectile dysfunction drugs Viagra and Cialis, among other medications, were allowed on the U.S. market using potentially problematic data that call into question their safety and efficacy, a Bloomberg ...
Jul 10, 2024
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A drug that lowers blood lipids could treat the world's most common liver disease
The University of Barcelona has led a study that suggests using the drug known as pemafibrate to treat liver disease associated with metabolic disorders, the most common liver pathology in the world, which affects 1 in 4 ...
Jul 10, 2024
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Regorafenib synergizes with TAS102 against multiple gastrointestinal cancers: Study
A new research paper was published in Oncotarget titled, "Regorafenib synergizes with TAS102 against multiple gastrointestinal cancers and overcomes cancer stemness, trifluridine-induced angiogenesis, ERK1/2 and STAT3 signaling ...
Jul 9, 2024
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Experts weigh in on new generation of weight loss medications
We've all seen the ads and read about celebrities who have successfully lost weight using one of the new weight loss medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound that have exploded in popularity over the past year.
Jul 9, 2024
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