Nearly 40% of type 2 diabetes patients stop taking their second-line medication, finds study

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost patients with type 2 diabetes will end up needing to add a second-line medication after metformin—the go-to primary drug for gluco

Updated on: January 26,2024 17

Nearly 40% of type 2 diabetes patients stop taking their second-line medication, finds study

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost patients with type 2 diabetes will end up needing to add a second-line medication after metformin—the go-to primary drug for gluco

Updated on:January 26,2024 17

Follow-up finds landmark steroid study remains safe 50 years on

byUniversity of AucklandCredit: Bruno Abdiel from PexelsA study has found there are no adverse long-term cardiovascular health consequences for the now-adult children of mothers who were given c

Updated on: April 28,2024 0

Follow-up finds landmark steroid study remains safe 50 years on

byUniversity of AucklandCredit: Bruno Abdiel from PexelsA study has found there are no adverse long-term cardiovascular health consequences for the now-adult children of mothers who were given c

Updated on:April 28,2024 0

Drug combo marks advance against bladder cancer

by Ernie MundellA cancer drug duo more than doubled the survival of people battling the most common form of advanced bladder cancer, trial results show.Patients who took a combo of meds called EV+P—

Updated on: March 20,2024 13

Drug combo marks advance against bladder cancer

by Ernie MundellA cancer drug duo more than doubled the survival of people battling the most common form of advanced bladder cancer, trial results show.Patients who took a combo of meds called EV+P—

Updated on:March 20,2024 13

New platform streamlines epitope comparison in antibody research

by Tokyo Institute of TechnologyThe novel Epitope Binning-seq technology streamlines antibody epitope mapping and enables the simultaneous evaluation of large numbers of genetically encoded antib

Updated on: June 15,2024 7

New platform streamlines epitope comparison in antibody research

by Tokyo Institute of TechnologyThe novel Epitope Binning-seq technology streamlines antibody epitope mapping and enables the simultaneous evaluation of large numbers of genetically encoded antib

Updated on:June 15,2024 7

Alarm over lax oversight of weight loss drug adverts that could harm patients

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUK organizations responsible for protecting the public from prescription-only drug adverts are putting patients at risk from the harms

Updated on: January 26,2024 14

Alarm over lax oversight of weight loss drug adverts that could harm patients

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUK organizations responsible for protecting the public from prescription-only drug adverts are putting patients at risk from the harms

Updated on:January 26,2024 14

FastGlioma: The AI Model Transforming Glioma Surgery

Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), FastGlioma offers a new level of precision and efficiency in tumor detection, holding the potential to revolutionize glioma surgery.

Updated on: November 22,2024 0

FastGlioma: The AI Model Transforming Glioma Surgery

Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), FastGlioma offers a new level of precision and efficiency in tumor detection, holding the potential to revolutionize glioma surgery.

Updated on:November 22,2024 0

These programs put unused prescription drugs in the hands of patients in need

by Kate Ruder, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOn a recent November evening, Angie Phoenix waited at a pharmacy here in Colorado's second-largest city to pick up prescription drugs

Updated on: January 26,2024 15

These programs put unused prescription drugs in the hands of patients in need

by Kate Ruder, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOn a recent November evening, Angie Phoenix waited at a pharmacy here in Colorado's second-largest city to pick up prescription drugs

Updated on:January 26,2024 15

Call to reduce repeat 'within-episode' antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections in primary care

byUniversity of BristolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study exploring the use of repeat antibiotic prescriptions for the same respiratory tract infection (RTI) episode—known as repeat &

Updated on: April 28,2024 0

Call to reduce repeat 'within-episode' antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections in primary care

byUniversity of BristolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study exploring the use of repeat antibiotic prescriptions for the same respiratory tract infection (RTI) episode—known as repeat &

Updated on:April 28,2024 0

West Virginia city once battered by opioid overdoses confronts 'fourth wave'

by Taylor Sisk, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainFrom 2006 through 2014, more than 81 million painkiller pills were shipped to this city and surrounding rural Cabell County.The arrival of presc

Updated on: March 28,2024 0

West Virginia city once battered by opioid overdoses confronts 'fourth wave'

by Taylor Sisk, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainFrom 2006 through 2014, more than 81 million painkiller pills were shipped to this city and surrounding rural Cabell County.The arrival of presc

Updated on:March 28,2024 0

ADHD drug shortages are affecting patients in the UK—here's why they're happening

by Liz Breen and Jonathan Silcock,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMillions of people in the UK who take drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are facing diff

Updated on: March 22,2024 18

ADHD drug shortages are affecting patients in the UK—here's why they're happening

by Liz Breen and Jonathan Silcock,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMillions of people in the UK who take drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are facing diff

Updated on:March 22,2024 18

Understanding what causes trastuzumab's cardiotoxicity

byMary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new meta-analysispublishedinOMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biologyhelps shed light on how changes in mitochondr

Updated on: March 28,2024 0

Understanding what causes trastuzumab's cardiotoxicity

byMary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new meta-analysispublishedinOMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biologyhelps shed light on how changes in mitochondr

Updated on:March 28,2024 0

FDA's plan to ban hair relaxer chemical called too little, too late

FEBRUARY 13, 2024 Editors' notesby Ronnie Cohen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn April, a dozen years after a federal agency classified formaldehyde a human carcinogen, the Food

Updated on: March 15,2024 12

FDA's plan to ban hair relaxer chemical called too little, too late

FEBRUARY 13, 2024 Editors' notesby Ronnie Cohen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn April, a dozen years after a federal agency classified formaldehyde a human carcinogen, the Food

Updated on:March 15,2024 12