New Study Teases Out Chocolate and Diabetes Connection
Eating more dark chocolate was associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, an analysis of prospective cohort studies ...
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FDA approves Bizengri for NSCLC, pancreatic cancer
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to zenocutuzumab-zbco (Bizengri, Merus) as an intravenous infusion for ...
RNA Interference Therapeutic Shows Promise for Chronic Hepatitis B
In adults with chronic hepatitis B infection receiving viral suppression therapy, coupling an investigational small interfering RNA therapy with an ...
CTE Evident in Brains of Deceased Ice Hockey Players
Ice hockey players' CTE risk increased with more years of play.Nearly all brains donated by professional hockey players had evidence ...
FDA OKs First Drug Targeting NRG1 Gene Fusion in Pancreatic, Lung Cancers
The FDA granted accelerated approval to the bispecific antibody zenocutuzumab (Bizengri) for NRG1 gene fusion-positive pancreatic adenocarcinoma and non-small cell ...
Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Sequencing May Help Detect Cancer in Mothers
Use of a standardized cell-free (cf)DNA-sequencing and cancer-screening protocol detected cancer in nearly half of pregnant or postpartum women who ...
Serious Outcomes of Steatotic Liver Disease Hit Men and Women Differently
Serious outcomes associated with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) -- including liver cancer, cirrhosis, heart disease, and more -- ...
Tirzepatide Tops Semaglutide for Weight Loss in Head-to-Head Trial, Eli Lilly Says
Adults on the obesity medication tirzepatide (Zepbound) lost more weight on average than those on semaglutide (Wegovy) in a head-to-head ...
Healthcare Workers Compete on Social Media to Raise Money to Fight Hunger
Healthcare workers have been taking part in -- and posting about -- a physician-founded social media competition to raise funds ...
Makers of Sickle Cell Disease Gene Therapy to Participate in Payment Model, CMS Says
Vertex Pharmaceuticals and bluebird bio have entered into an agreement with CMS to participate in a new Medicaid payment model ...
Lead Exposure From Vehicle Exhaust Contributed to Millions of New Psych Disorders
Lead exposure from vehicle exhaust during childhood may have dramatically increased the number of psychiatric disorders in the U.S. and ...
GLP-1s: The Medications Redefining Diabetes and Obesity Treatment
Jeremy Faust is editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, an emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and a ...
Minimally Invasive Procedure May Reduce Symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis
A minimally invasive procedure may reduce symptoms of knee osteoarthritis, results of a German retrospective single-center study suggested. In patients ...
Holiday Alone Time; Depression Indication for Antipsychotic? Lithium and CKD
More than half of respondents in a national survey from Ohio State University said it's very important to their mental ...
Supreme Court Appears Likely to Uphold Bans on Transgender Care for Minors
Hearing a high-profile culture-war clash, a majority of the Supreme Court seemed reluctant Wednesday to block Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming ...
The science of exercise: How a workout benefits your brain
“My mind is always a bit quieter after a workout than it was before”Westend61 GmbH/Alamy I have been in a ...
Five years after the first covid-19 cases, there are lessons to learn
It is now five years since clinicians in Wuhan, China, first encountered covid-19 cases in December 2019. Hindsight makes it ...
RFK Jr.’s Extremist Views on CDC; Hysterectomy Misconceptions; Blowing Up the NIH?
Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. RFK ...
Nearly 30% of U.S. Drugstores Closed in One Decade, Study Shows
Nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021, new research ...
Eating Dark Chocolate May Help Lower Your Risk
Share on PinterestA new observational study concludes that dark chocolate, compared to milk chocolate, could help lower type 2 diabetes ...
