The head of the company that makes the diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy has warned that compounded versions of the active ingredient in those medications have now been linked to at least 100 […]
A global investigation led by Monash University into antimicrobial knowledge in medicine, pharmacy, nursing, dentistry and veterinary undergraduate students has uncovered a need for better education across all five disciplines to curb the growing threat […]
Concerns about COVID-19 have significantly diminished, but researchers continue to analyze its high transmission rate, aiming to prepare for future infectious diseases. A research team has newly identified the mechanism behind the rapid proliferation of […]
A new international study spanning the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada has revealed important insights into the risks associated with prescribed opioid use for noncancer pain.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Researchers from the George Washington University and the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center have published a case report that signifies a potential breakthrough in the treatment of an aggressive type of prostate cancer.This article […]
As the hunt for effective cancer therapies intensifies, some scientists are turning back to look at old drugs in a new light. The anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine is one such drug that has been “repurposed” to fight […]
A new study, out today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, has found that pharmacy closures in communities around Colorado significantly impact patient access to anticonvulsant medications, typically used to treat epilepsy, neuropathic […]
At least a quarter of children in the United States who died from opioid poisoning between 2004 and 2020 were victims of prior abuse or neglect, a new Yale study finds, and more than two-thirds […]
Recent studies have shown that pharmacological treatment with GLP-1-RA and dual GLP-1/glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor agonists (GIP-RA) causes almost as much weight loss as gastric surgery.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Fentanyl kills. Make that: Fentanyls kill. The threat is plural and potent, as illicit laboratories continually concoct new forms of the drug that sidestep today’s best detection techniques and protect drug dealers from prosecution. It’s […]
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