Oral Quadruple Receptor Agonist Drives Weight Loss With Few GI Effects
(MedPage Today) -- ATLANTA -- An investigational quadruple receptor agonist led to a substantial reduction in total body weight with ...
Drug Therapy Holds Its Own Against LAAO in High-Risk Patients With Afib
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS – Standard medical care seemed to be a better bet than a catheter-based procedure in ...
Coffee as Afib Trigger? ‘Internet Lore’ Debunked
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- For people with atrial fibrillation (Afib), there was no point cutting out coffee as ...
Expert Shares PsA Screening Tips for People With Psoriasis
The National Psoriasis Foundation recommends that patients with psoriasis be screened for PsA every 6 months. Medscape Medical News Source ...
Evolocumab Reduced First CV Events in Patients Without Prior MI or Stroke
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Adding the PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab (Repatha) to stable lipid-lowering therapy reduced major adverse cardiac ...
Nursing and Midwifery Council ‘should’ve acted faster’ over Letby
The nursing watchdog "should've acted faster" when responding to concerns about baby killer Lucy Letby, its new boss has said.Paul ...
PCSK9 Inhibitor Found Effective for Primary Prevention
When added to optimized oral anti-lipid therapy, a PCSK9 blocker provided an additional 25% risk reduction in a first cardiovascular ...
Is Egg Freezing Worth the Hype?
(MedPage Today) -- In just over a decade, egg freezing has moved from an experimental procedure to a mainstream medical ...
Two Kidney Function Measures Are Not Always Aligned With Each Other
(MedPage Today) -- HOUSTON -- Two commonly used kidney function tests had a large degree of disagreement and were linked ...
Benralizumab Cuts Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Flares
(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- Anti-interleukin (IL)-5 receptor alpha monoclonal antibody benralizumab (Fasenra) reduced flares in hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES), the ...
New flu virus mutation could see ‘worst season in a decade’
James GallagherHealth and science correspondentGetty ImagesListen to James read this articleFlu strikes every winter, but this year something seems to ...
Emergency Contraceptive May Also Lower Breast Cancer Risk, Study Finds
Share on PinterestA common drug used as an emergency contraceptive may also help lower breast cancer risk. Tom Werner/Getty ImagesResearchers ...
Finerenone Offers Hope for Kidney Disease in Type 1 Diabetes
Finerenone shows significant benefits in patients with kidney disease and type 1 diabetes, which could lead to the first regulatory ...
Ever feel the need to switch off? Your vagus nerve might hold the key
Ruth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporterAlamyIt's the body's superhighway that carries information from your brain to your major organs. You might ...
How Will the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Change Next Year?
(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/quizzes/news-quiz/118382 ...
Major Trial Sours on Blanket DOAC Therapy After Successful Afib Ablation
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- A direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) was unable to further lower the risk of atrial ...
Chronic Kidney Disease Now in the Top 10 Causes of Death Worldwide
(MedPage Today) -- HOUSTON -- Chronic kidney disease (CKD) took the ninth spot on the leading causes of death globally ...
Fish Oil Shows Cardiovascular Benefits in Dialysis Patients
Substantial reductions in adverse cardiovascular outcomes are especially notable for this high-risk population, but validation in further studies is still ...
Stem Cells After MI and Heart Failure; Blood Markers and Multiple Sclerosis
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for ...
App Helps Smartwatch ID Structural Heart Disease
An AI-powered app can turn a smartwatch into a predictor of structural heart disease, a new study finds. Medscape Medical ...
