The momentum around weight loss drugs is about to get even bigger in the wake of Novo Nordisk’s announcement that its semaglutide drug Wegovy cut the risk of cardiovascular disease by 20% in its large SELECT trial. The full results of the study, funded by Novo, will be presented at the American Heart Association meeting […]
A new study found two in every five deaths in the Americas involved infection associated with antimicrobial resistance. The study, published Aug. 8 in The Lancet Regional Health-Americas, estimated deaths attributed to and associated with antimicrobial resistance for 23 bacterial pathogens and 88 pathogen-drug combinations in the World Health Organization Region of the Americas in […]
It’s more complicated than a fountain of youth, but a team of scientists co-led by Harvard Medical School Professor of Medicine Vadim Gladyshev extended the lives of old mice by connecting their circulatory systems to those of young mice. Using a process called heterochronic parabiosis, the researchers connected their vessels for three months. The results […]
A new variant now makes up a plurality of COVID-19 cases in the United States, federal data shows. EG.5, an offshoot of the omicron variant and descendant of the XBB strain, has been circulating in the country since at least April. However, as of Aug. 5, it accounts for 17.3% of COVID infections, according to […]
Weight loss injections can lower the risk of a heart attack or stroke in obese people with cardiovascular disease by a fifth, a new study has suggested. More than 17,600 adults over the age of 45 in 41 countries took part in the five-year study of semaglutide, which is sold as Wegovy. Each patient in […]
More Videos The Red Cross and other blood donation centers are implementing FDA guidance that allows more men who have sex with men to give blood. Author: 13newsnow.com Published: 3:27 PM EDT August 8, 2023 Updated: 3:27 PM EDT August 8, 2023
After dismantling Errol Spence Jr. to become the new undisputed welterweight champion of the world, Terence Crawford has made it clear that he wants a crack at Jermell Charlo next. “Bud” has also made it evident that he doesn’t like Charlo and is willing to explain why. “I don’t like Jermell for the simple fact […]
ORLANDO, Fl. – Critical time is lost every day during open-heart surgeries as doctors wait on blood test results. “We need a way of monitoring the status of the blood,” said Dr. William DeCampli, pediatric cardiac surgeon at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children at Orlando Health. Blood is taken throughout an open-heart surgery and tested […]
The Red Cross needs your help. Please schedule an appointment to give now KFVS12 and the local American Red Cross are teaming up for the annual KFVS12 Summer Blood Drive, a region-wide effort to supply the area with much-needed blood supplies. All donors receive a specially designed, limited edition KFVS12 Retro t-shirt and snacks courtesy […]
