Cardiovascular
Anti-obesity Medication Semaglutide (Wegovy®) Could Benefit Millions of Americans With Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease
Nov
Semaglutide (brand name: Wegovy®) has the potential to markedly reduce the risk of heart attacks and other heart-related conditions among millions of Americans people with obesity who have also been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, a Yale study shows. The population that can benefit from the application of the SELECT trial results is growing, indicating the […]
Nov
Newswise — New research finds the newly popular GLP-1 drug, semaglutide (used in therapies like Ozempic and Wegovy) is tied to a 20% reduction in cardiovascular events for overweight or obese adults who don’t have diabetes. The finding is being called a game-changer by Nishant Shah, M.D., a Duke Health cardiologist with expertise in cardiovascular […]
Nov
Raven La Fae, a 32-year-old artist in Calgary, Canada, has always been able to predict their menstrual periods almost to the day; it arrived every 28 days and lasted for five. But after contracting COVID-19 in late 2020, that’s no longer the case. La Fae’s bout with the disease lasted for two miserable weeks. A […]
Cancer and neoplasms
Histopathological features of glandular atrophy of the lamina propria of the gastric mucosa during its occurrence and development
Nov
Cho JH, Jeon SR, Jin SY, Park S. Standard vs magnifying narrow-band imaging endoscopy for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection and gastric precancerous conditions. World J Gastroenterol. 2021;27(18):2238–50. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Ishikawa T, Matsumura T, Okimoto K, Nagashima A, Shiratori W, Kaneko T, Oura H, Tokunaga M, Akizue N, Ohta Y, Saito […]
Nov
Nov. 15, 2023 – Did the pandemic throw your work schedule upside down? If you now have any more flexibility in how and when you do your work, there’s good news: Researchers have found a compelling link between a flexible workplace and a reduced risk of diseases of your heart and blood vessels. Epidemiologist Lisa […]
Nov
Participants in an English programme to reduce risk of diabetes were given advice on exercise, diet and weight.Credit: Nastasic/Getty A nationwide programme to prevent diabetes in England lowers blood sugar levels and promotes weight loss among the people referred to it, according to an analysis of more than two million health records1. The programme is […]
Nov
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has awarded the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) $3.7 million in cooperative agreements to develop vaccines designed to prevent or limit the impact of future disease outbreaks that can spread between animals and humans. These cooperative agreements, which are […]
Nov
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Nov
Elisabeth Mahase The BMJ Antibiotic resistance is on the rise in England after a decline during the covid pandemic, and “more dangerous strains of bacteria” are spreading in the community and hospitals, the UK Health Security Agency has warned. National surveillance data unveiled at the UKHSA annual conference in Leeds on 15 November showed that […]