Analysis-Alzheimer’s drug hunt learns from cancer fight’s multi-target playbook
By Deena Beasley Dec 12 (Reuters) – Alzheimer’s trials testing Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster GLP-1 drug semaglutide, despite their…
Staff battle five flu outbreaks at Sligo University Hospital
There are now five flu outbreaks at Sligo University Hospital. Visiting restrictions at the hospital remain in place.…
10 Life-Saving Medical Breakthroughs
HEART FAILURE. RECTAL cancer. Brain bleeds. Each of the people in this package of stories might not be…
WHO regional director talks health care issues in the Middle East
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank Group shows that since 2000, most…
The year-end Obamacare crunch is yet another failure of America’s political system
Americans are being failed by their government. As it stands, Congress will go home for the holidays without…
‘We need to intervene in the young population now’
Hevolution CEO Mehmood Khan on mapping the next five years of healthspan science and shifting from passive funding…
Zee Laboratories’ cheap medicines plagued by serious quality…
Part of this inaction can be explained by government guidelines that discourage regulators from prosecuting a company for…
Unions announce escalation of strike action at Caredoc
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation and SIPTU members employed at Caredoc facilities have announced an escalation of planned…
Tackling inequities in healthcare through psychology and research – The Irish Times
What is your background and your current role? I’ve been working in psychology for almost 20 years now…
Strikes could collapse flu-hit NHS amid worst crisis since Covid, says Streeting | NHS
Wes Streeting has told resident doctors that strikes and a sharp rise in the number of flu cases…
Time banks could ease the burden of elder care and promote connection
Long-term care for older people is challenging for everyone. The costs are high and the quality of care…
Getting a generalized MG diagnosis can take more than 2 years
For people with generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) in the U.S., getting a correct diagnosis is often a difficult…