Man misdiagnosed with depression before simple blood test found hormone problem
Gordon Russell, 46, put his low mood and fatigue down to “lack of sleep and having a child”.…
AI and Mark Cuban Among Startup’s Tools to Fight Denied Health Care Claims
Since he was 12, Bryan Kopsick has gotten an infusion of a drug called Remicade every eight weeks…
Exploiting a new weakness in ‘zombie-like’ cells to treat senescence-associated diseases
A new set of drugs exploit a recently-revealed weakness in ‘zombie-like’ – or senescent – cells that could lead to new treatments for cancer and age-associated diseases. The study from the…
People judge weight loss more harshly when GLP-1 drugs are involved, study finds
Even when medication is paired with diet and exercise, people may still feel their weight loss is less…
Washington’s hepatitis C elimination initiative improves treatment access, reduces costs
It took less than 22 years after the discovery of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) for a fast-acting,…
Endoscopic procedure may prevent weight regain after GLP-1 discontinuation
An outpatient procedure may offer a way for the estimated 70% of people who discontinue popular weight-loss drugs…
Bioengineered chewing gum reduces cancer-linked oral microbes
Researchers led by Henry Daniell of the School of Dental Medicine have shown that extracts from bioengineered chewing gum reduce the levels…
How Foxglove Plant can Help Drug Development
The molecules of a highly toxic plant, known for its bell-shaped purple and pink flowers and found in…
NHS grant funds study on the use of weight-loss drugs for treating PCOS
Dr. Shagaf Bakour, a gynecologist and director of medical education at Aston Medical School, has won an NHS…
Medical establishment is waking up to the harms of Alzheimer’s drugs
Last week, a group of international researchers published a sobering verdict on the new generation of Alzheimer’s drugs.…
Proteomics and AI bring earlier risk prediction into sharper focus
From Alzheimer’s risk to cardiovascular prediction, this review shows how protein profiling and AI could help detect disease…
Six Old Weight Loss Treatments and Why We Stopped Using Them
Many people, myself included, have tried to lose weight at some point in our lives. And statistically speaking,…