Data presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association on Saturday indicates cardiovascular protective benefits from taking the weight loss therapeutic Wegovy for a sub-population with preexisting cardiovascular disease. But the absolute risk reduction is quite small. Payers will take notice of this in addition to the timing aspect with respect to when the […]
HOSPITALITY HEALTH FAIR: A health fair with 10 screenings and vaccinations, including blood pressure checks, COVID and flu vaccinations, diabetes checks and more, will be at 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 15, at Champions Square on Lasalle Street in New Orleans. A free shuttle from Hilton Riverside and New Orleans Marriott to Champions Square is available […]
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Lots of news on the cardiovascular front this morning: We discuss Novo Nordisk’s plans in heart disease, and Verve’s gene editing therapy for familial hypercholesterolemia. We also learn about a new initiative to try […]
A total of 10.1 crore (101 million) people in India are diabetic, according to the findings of study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) India Diabetes, published earlier this year. This calls for greater awareness about diabetes to take possible remedial measures to delay its onset. The main causes of diabetes are stress, […]
Share this article Wegovy cuts cardiovascular risk in those with existing conditions by 20%. Photo: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy may reduce the risk of heart attack before the weight loss effects take place, the company revealed on Saturday (11 November). In a study of 17,604 patients […]
University of Leicester Researchers at the University of Leicester have discovered the mechanism by which cholesterol in our diet is absorbed into our cells. This discovery, which has just been published in the journal Science opens up new opportunities for therapeutic intervention to control cholesterol uptake that could complement other therapies and potentially save lives. […]
A child receives treatment at Beijing Children’s Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 10, 2018. China’s health authority has urged strengthened monitoring and treatment in face of the current influenza outbreak. The National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) in a circular asked medical organs at all levels to reserve enough antiviral medicines, and […]
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KENNESAW, Ga. | Nov 13, 2023 A decade-long effort to study protein and enzyme binding could be the key to understanding and preventing cardiovascular disease and cancer. Equipped with a three-year, $405,650 grant from the National Institutes of Health, Kennesaw State University professor Carol Chrestensen will further investigate the binding process with the help of […]
DEAR DR ROACH: I am a 60-year-old female. I was diagnosed with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in 2020. At the time, I had a bone density scan that showed osteopenia of the left femoral neck with a T-score of -1.3. My 10-year risk of any fracture was 6.9%, with 0.5 % for hip fractures. My […]