When injuries break the skin’s protective barrier, bacteria can infiltrate and infect wounds. Wounds sustained on the battlefield are particularly vulnerable to infection. As antibiotic resistant so-called superbugs continue to emerge, the need for a treatment that can treat these infections in the field is growing. Complex drug-resistant bacterial infections require treatment with strong antibiotics, […]
BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC (“Currax”) today announced top-line results from a Cardiovascular Health Outcomes Analysis (HOA). This study evaluated the cardiovascular safety of CONTRAVE®/MYSIMBA®, a weight management drug. The real-world study compared CONTRAVE®/MYSIMBA® to a similar product for the purpose of measuring major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). The primary analysis […]
Oct. 18, 2023 – A breakthrough new test for ovarian cancer may for the first time offer a way to detect the disease before it progresses to potentially deadly later stages. The new blood test was 91% accurate at detecting high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC), which is the most common type of ovarian cancer, according […]
CNN — It’s fall in the Northern Hemisphere, and the weather is getting cooler. Many people have cold-like symptoms, and some may have tested positive for Covid-19, influenza or the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). With winter on the way and viral infections increasing, a lot of people may wonder how long they will be contagious after infection and how […]
The educational content in this post, elaborated in collaboration with Bromatech, was independently developed and approved by the GMFH publishing team and editorial board. Getting diagnosed with IBS The use of symptom-based criteria for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal functional disorders may help physicians to diagnose and legitimize such disorders, and not be seen only as […]
The greats can’t keep quiet anymore. Even the quarterbacks. Both Tom Brady (on his podcast) and Brett Favre (at Go Long) have joined the chorus. Everyone sees this sport transforming into flag football. Flags and fines have been particularly nauseating this season. At its core, each Sunday, football becomes something completely different. Rather than own […]
Most women do not anticipate having heart disease. However, the undeniable reality is that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among women, both in developed and developing nations. CVD kills one to two-and-a-half times more women in Malaysia than all cancers and yet women are more likely to perceive breast cancer as […]
Scientists have discovered that short-term fluctuations in blood pressure are linked to cognitive impairment and increased vascular problems in older adults. These fluctuations, overlooked in clinical treatments focusing on hypertension, also correlate with arterial stiffness. The findings suggest that monitoring blood pressure variability could serve as an early marker or intervention point for preventing dementia, […]
KFF Health News — For the first time, people worried about their risk of Alzheimer’s disease can go online, order a blood test, and receive results in the privacy of their homes. This might seem appealing on the surface, but the development has Alzheimer’s researchers and clinicians up in arms. The Quest Diagnostics blood test, […]
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } DEERFIELD, Ill. & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct 18, 2023– Walgreens and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) today announced a collaboration to drive forward the PREVUE-VALVE study, a groundbreaking population-based clinical trial that aims to quantify the prevalence of valvular heart […]