Consumer Reports found lead in a variety of products, at a time when federal regulators are seeking authority from Congress to combat the problem of heavy metals in foods. View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett
The number of Americans with a potentially dangerous heart rhythm condition is three times greater than previously thought, a new study claims. An estimated 5% of the population — 10.5 … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
The injectable weight-loss drug Zepbound appears to work better in women than in men, according to a new analysis of the clinical trials that led to its approval. All doses … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Two monoclonal antibody treatments to slow Alzheimer’s disease, lecanemab (Leqembi) and donanemab (Kisunla), have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the past two years. It’s thought … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Health Canada Approves KEYTRUDA® as monotherapy for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with unresectable or metastatic microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) solid tumours that have progressed following pri BioSpace >View original article Contributor:
Ozempic and Wegovy can prevent heart problems in overweight and obese people, particularly if they also suffer from kidney disease, a new clinical trial shows. The drugs’ active ingredient, semaglutide, … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Less than half of people who’ve survived a stroke will go on to have a healthy, normal sleep pattern, new research shows. Normal sleep is defined as six to eight … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
It was early morning in Burundi when one of our patients set out for the hospital, her baby strapped to her back and her sick four-year-old son cradled in her arms. When her little boy’s itchy sores started to weep and he would not stop crying, she knew she had to get him there as … Read more
These days, many people use at-home COVID-19 tests when they feel ill, rather than going out to get tested by a professional. (That’s when they bother to test at all.) But for all their convenience, the antigen tests commonly used at home have never been as accurate as PCR tests done in a lab—and the … Read more
The former president admits he has only “concepts of a plan” to replace the health law, after years of trying to do away with it. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond