Ozempic, Wegovy, Other GLP-1 Drugs May Help Prevent Colorectal Cancer
GLP-1s, a class of diabetes and weight-loss drugs that includes Ozempic and Mounjaro, could be associated with reduced colorectal cancer ...
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NAFLD Familial Risk Score Tops FIB-4 Index for Finding Fibrosis
A new risk model for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) could offer a simpler and more accurate way of predicting ...
Are Liquid Biopsy Tests Cost-Effective for CRC Screening?
Blood-based liquid biopsy tests for colorectal cancer (CRC) are in development and may soon hit the market, expanding potential options ...
New Cardiology Certification Board: What’s the Plan?
The proposal by the major cardiovascular societies in the US to form a new board of cardiovascular medicine to manage ...
How Bacteria in Yogurt May Help Reduce Your Risk of Depression
Share on PinterestNew research suggests that a bacteria found in fermented foods and yogurt may help your body better manage ...
Patients With hEDS Report Skin Laxity, Scarring
Follicular occlusion, mast cell disease, and eczema were common presentations among patients with hypermobile Ehlers Danlos syndrome (hEDS), in a ...
New COVID Variant JN.1 Could Disrupt Holiday Plans
Dec. 7, 2023 — No one planning holiday gatherings or travel wants to hear this, but the rise of a ...
HER2+ Combo Shows Promise in Breast Cancer Brain Mets
SAN ANTONIO – In previously treated patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer, tucatinib (Tukysa, Seagen) and ...
Early Ileocecal Resection Bests Anti-TNF Therapy for Crohn’s
Early ileocecal resection is associated with better long-term outcomes compared with anti–tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy for patients with Crohn's ...
French Government Unveils Its New Antismoking Plan
PARIS — The French government has unveiled a raft of measures to curb tobacco consumption, including a gradual increase in ...
Sleep Problems Exact High Toll in Women With Breast Cancer
SAN ANTONIO — Sleep problems are common in women with breast cancer and often associated with poorer physical and mental ...
Some Reasons to Get Off the Fence About COVID Booster
Though many people remain on the fence about getting the latest COVID vaccine booster, new research suggests a strong argument ...
Covid inquiry: I did not back a ‘let it rip’ policy, says Boris Johnson
The former prime minister says he offered counter arguments but ultimately acted to curb Covid. Source link : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67646548?at_medium=RSS&at;_campaign=KARANGA Author ...
Biden’s Risky Ladder Climb? Pharmacy Items vs Abortion Pills; ED Drink of Choice
The following contains links to social media websites including X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. "PSA: if you're 81, the ...
MedPAC Draft Recommendation Calls for 1.3% Pay Bump for Medicare Clinicians
Physicians who treat Medicare patients would get about a 1.3% pay increase in 2025 under a draft chairman's recommendation released ...
MASLD Often Is Worse in Slim Patients
PARIS — Although metabolic liver diseases are mainly seen in patients with obesity or type 2 diabetes, studies have shown ...
Adding Immunotherapy to Neoadjuvant Chemo Boosts pCR in HR-Positive Breast Cancer
SAN ANTONIO -- Adding an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) to chemotherapy significantly increased the rate of pathologic complete response (pCR) ...
White House Says It Can Seize Certain Drug Patents to Lower Prices
The Biden administration announced on Thursday a proposed framework to rein in prescription drug "price gouging" by activating a never-before-used ...
When to Skip Regional Nodal Radiation in Breast Cancer
There's a long-standing debate in breast oncology about what to do when positive axillary lymph nodes turn negative after neoadjuvant ...
ED Visits for Migraine More Likely in Rural Areas
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Rural patients were more likely to use the emergency department (ED) and receive opioid analgesics for migraine, ...
NEWSHEALTH : ED Visits for Migraine More Likely in Rural Areas