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, […]

Novo Nordisk says Wegovy reduced risk of adverse cardiovascular events by 20% in adults with obesity in trial

Novo Nordisk’s U.S.-listed stock NVO, +3.04% NOVO.B, +10.35% rose 10% premarket Tuesday, after the company said its obesity treatment semaglutide, marketed as Wegovy, met its main goal in a trial evaluating its ability to reduce cardiovascular events and not just help with weight loss. The Danish company said a 2.4 mg dose of semaglutide reduced […]

Black People Have More Premature Births

 In 2019, nearly 12 percent of Black individuals experienced pre-term births compared with 7 percent of White individuals, according to a new demography paper. Pre-pregnancy cardiovascular health (obesity, diabetes, hypertension) was the quantifiable difference but the authors also included vague factors like ‘prenatal care’ and ‘education’ – which are all self-reported, and how higher education […]