Diabetes
Fact check: Biden is right about $35 insulin cap but exaggerates prior costs for Medicare enrollees
Insulin for Medicare beneficiaries "was costing 400 bucks a month on average. It now costs $35 a month."
Apr 15, 2024
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News tagged with drug
Medications
Study finds inverse association between weight loss drugs and multiple sclerosis
Initially, diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy showed promise in weight loss and have subsequently been marketed and widely used for weight loss. Now these medications are showing promise as a possible treatment for multiple ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Health
What does science say about the ingredients in functional beverages?
Functional beverages — or drinks promoted as offering mental or physical benefits beyond hydration — are growing in popularity around the world. Hundreds of companies have jumped into the market, hoping to get some buzz ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK and Portuguese study strongly suggests 'superbugs' are being passed from pets to owners
Pet dogs and cats play an important role in the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, says new research presented at the ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, Spain (27–30 April).
Apr 12, 2024
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Neuroscience
A third of women found to experience migraines associated with menstruation, most commonly when premenopausal
A third of the nearly 20 million women who participated in a national health survey report migraines during menstruation, and of them, 11.8 million, or 52.5%, were premenopausal. The analysis was conducted by researchers ...
Apr 12, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Midwives can play a role in supporting pregnant women to reduce drug use
Midwives are in a prime position to help support pregnant women to stop or cut down on alcohol and other drug use and to improve outcomes for the women and their children.
Apr 12, 2024
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Medications
Asia-Pacific gets new weapon in fight against drug-resistant TB
A faster and vastly more effective treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis is being rolled out in the Asia-Pacific region, raising hopes of a "new era" in tackling one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases.
Apr 12, 2024
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Medications
Research team develops novel PTPN2/N1 inhibitor for cancer immunotherapy using generative AI
In recent years, cancer immunotherapy, exemplified by PD-1 and its ligand PD-L1 blockade, has made remarkable advances. But while immunotherapy drugs offer new treatment possibilities, only about 20% to 40% of patients respond ...
Apr 11, 2024
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Medications
Personalized cancer treatments based on testing drugs quickly leads to faster treatment, better outcomes
Despite many efforts to find better, more effective ways to treat cancer, it remains a leading cause of death by disease among children in the U.S.
Apr 11, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Most patients treated by public psychiatric outpatient clinics are women aged 45 on average, Brazilian study finds
More than 75% of the patients treated at the psychiatric outpatient clinic of Hospital de Base in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo state (Brazil), are women with a mean age of 45 and suffering from sadness, anxiety, and ...
Apr 11, 2024
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