Cardiology
Study reveals unequal access to addiction care in the Maritimes
When we walk through the doors of a hospital, as a patient we expect to receive the best care that is medically available.
Mar 18, 2022
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News tagged with injectable drug
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Take-home antibiotic therapies may improve health outcomes for patients with drug use-associated infective endocarditis
A new modelling study suggests that when patients who inject opioids continue an antibiotic treatment for infective endocarditis outside of the hospital, they experience better long-term health outcomes than patients who ...
Feb 28, 2022
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Medications
Skyrizi approved for psoriatic arthritis
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approval of Skyrizi (risankizumab-rzaa) to treatment of adults with active psoriatic arthritis, the manufacturer announced Friday.
Jan 26, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Botox injections may reduce anxiety
Botox, or Botulinum toxin, a medication derived from a bacterial toxin, is commonly injected to ease wrinkles, migraines, muscle spasms, excessive sweating and incontinence. Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical ...
Dec 21, 2021
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Medical research
Zika virus-specific therapy protects the fetal mouse brain
A gene-silencing therapy protected against Zika virus transmission from pregnant mice to the mouse fetuses, finds a study published November 10th in the journal Molecular Therapy. The treatment, which harnesses nanoparticles ...
Nov 10, 2021
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HIV & AIDS
New study suggests healthcare provider biases can impact a patient's access to preventative HIV drug
A new study published today reveals systematic biases among primary and HIV care providers about people who inject drugs and how those biases may impact access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a preventive, prescription-based ...
Nov 9, 2021
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Medical research
Drug cocktail reduces aging-associated disc degeneration
Chronic back pain affects upwards of 15 million adults in the US, racking up billions in healthcare costs and lost work days. Degeneration of the discs that cushion and support vertebrae, a common occurrence of aging, is ...
Sep 3, 2021
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Medications
A breakthrough in retinoblastoma treatment using a light-triggered drug release system
Researchers at LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and collaborators from the School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, have developed an 'intravenous injection plus light-triggered ...
Aug 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Social and spatial networks influence HIV and hepatitis transmission in people who inject drugs
The risk of HIV or hepatitis C in people who inject drugs is influenced as much by their social interactions and the venues where they inject as other risk factors, according to a study published today in eLife.
Aug 3, 2021
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HIV & AIDS
Monoclonal antibody prevents HIV infection in monkeys, study finds
An experimental, lab-made antibody can completely prevent nonhuman primates from being infected with the monkey form of HIV, new research published in Nature Communications shows.
Jun 7, 2021
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