Monthly Archives: August 2023

A New Blood Test May Predict Your Alzheimer’s Risk. Should You Take It?

More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia, and that number is expected to reach 14 million by the year 2060. Doctors and researchers have long sought a way to predict who will develop the devastating, memory-robbing illness. Now, consumers in the US can learn about their […]

Dengue scare: Why second infection is deadlier; know how symptoms change in case of reinfection

ByParmita Uniyal, New Delhi Aug 08, 2023 04:23 PM IST Share Via Copy Link The severity of a dengue infection can be higher when people experience a second attack. Know how the disease’s symptoms change in case of reinfection. As dengue cases rise rapidly across many parts of the country and Delhi witnesses a remarkable […]

Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide injection reduces cardiovascular events by 20% in vast SELECT trial

No­vo Nordisk’s semaglu­tide in­jec­tion re­duced ma­jor ad­verse car­dio­vas­cu­lar events by 20% in obese or over­weight pa­tients with­out di­a­betes, fur­ther bol­ster­ing the case for more wide­spread use of the game-chang­ing GLP-1. No­vo Nordisk said Tues­day morn­ing that the vast SE­LECT tri­al in­ves­ti­gat­ing semaglu­tide hit its pri­ma­ry end­point: the re­duc­tion in ma­jor ad­verse car­dio­vas­cu­lar events (MACE), which […]

VIEW Novo’s obesity drug cuts risk of heart disease by 20% in study

Companies Novo Nordisk A/S Follow Aug 8 (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO) said on Tuesday its obesity drug Wegovy reduced the risk of a major cardiovascular event like a stroke by 20% in overweight or obese people with a history of heart disease, exceeding expectations from a key late-stage trial. COMMENTS: PETER WELFORD, EQUITY ANALYST, […]

Novo’s obesity drug Wegovy lowers cardiovascular risk by 20%, landmark trial finds

Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy cut the risk of major heart complications by 20% in a closely-watched trial, results that could streamline insurance coverage and spur even greater demand for the highly popular therapy. The milestone Select trial of about 17,500 patients is the first to show that an obesity medication leads to long-term cardiovascular […]

Novo Nordisk Says Weight-Loss Drug Cuts Risk of Cardiovascular Events

By Dominic Chopping Shares in Denmark’s Novo Nordisk rose 16% Tuesday after the company said a five-year study of its obesity drug showed it reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in overweight or obese adults by 20%. Semaglutide, which is marketed as Wegovy, appeared to have a safe and well-tolerated profile and demonstrated […]

Novo’s weight-loss drug Wegovy cuts risk of heart disease by 20%

Summary Companies SELECT trial tested medical benefits of Wegovy Results much better than expected Data could help expand Wegovy’s use Novo shares hit record highs COPENHAGEN/LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO) said on Tuesday a large late-stage study showed its obesity drug Wegovy had a clear medical benefit, in addition to weight loss, […]