A drug used to help patients lose weight and manage diabetes may also help those with heart failure, an international clinical trial shows.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Ketamine carries risks, say researchers. Yet for some patients, it’s “the only thing that works.” At the Ketamine Clinic for Depression at Massachusetts General Hospital, patients make their way each day to receive intravenous infusions […]
Hair loss significantly impacts patients’ quality of life, and it may be nonscarring or scarring. Etiologically, hair loss may be hereditary (androgenetic alopecia [AGA]); related to age; congenital (hair shaft disorders); traction-induced; inflammatory (primary scarring […]
Trendy weight-loss drugs making headlines for shrinking waistlines may also be shrinking the human heart and other muscles, according to a new University of Alberta study in JACC: Basic to Translational Science. The authors say […]
Drug-drug interaction (DDI) is a phenomenon in which the efficacy of a drug is weakened or enhanced when multiple drugs are combined. The DI can cause serious health risks to patients.This article was originally published […]
The US has come quite some way in legalizing cannabis use, with nearly half of states having laws permitting recreational cannabis use. Yet the legalization of cannabis remains an ever-present, heated and polarizing debate. One […]
For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the risk for emergently treated hypocalcemia with denosumab increases with worsening CKD stage, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.This article […]
Antiviral treatment is underutilized among children and adolescents hospitalized with influenza, according to research published in the Nov. 14 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.This article […]
Laryngeal dystonia (LD), a rare neurological disease that significantly impacts a person’s ability to speak due to uncontrollable vocal cord spasms, can have a debilitating effect on a person’s social life, employment and mental health. […]
For the first time since 2021, a pill used to help people quit smoking—varenicline—will again be available from the NHS.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
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