PHILADELPHIA — An enormous swath of Americans can be expected to get secondary cardiovascular prevention benefits from weekly semaglutide (Wegovy) injections based on the SELECT trial. Even in the absence of diabetes, overweight and obese people with pre-existing cardiovascular disease had the advantage of a substantially lower incidence of combined death from cardiovascular causes, myocardial […]
November 10, 2023 — Silence Therapeutics plc, an experienced and innovative biotechnology company committed to transforming people’s lives by silencing diseases through precision engineered medicines, announced positive topline results from the multiple dose component of the APOLLO phase 1 study of zerlasiran (formerly SLN360) in 36 adults with baseline lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), levels at or over 150 […]
Nov 10, 2023, 10:43pmUpdated 19h ago By: News 12 Staff Before being a police officer in Nassau County’s First Precinct, Chris Bright served around five years on active duty in the Marine Corps. “It’s the greatest brotherhood there is,” Bright says of the Marine Corps. “So, it’s a very special brotherhood and I’m proud to […]
NEWPORT BEACH, CA — The season of giving is nearly upon us, and the American Red Cross is urging Orange County residents to be generous with the gift of life-saving blood. “Donations made now will help stock hospital shelves with life-saving blood products throughout the holiday season,” Red Cross Representative Dana Simmons said. As a […]
Daniel Wallace, MD Credit: Cedars-Sinai In an interview with HCPLive, Daniel Wallace, MD, associate director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and clinical professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, discusses his study “Cumulative Infections by Week 52 Among Patients with SLE: A Summary of Data from […]
Preliminary findings show the potential of this test to detect early-stage lung cancer with high sensitivity, which could improve screening. CLEVELAND — November is Lung Cancer Awareness month. The disease is the leading cause of cancer death around the world, and according to the American Lung Association, nearly a quarter of a million Americans may […]
Preliminary findings show the potential of this test to detect early-stage lung cancer with high sensitivity, which could improve screening. CLEVELAND — November is Lung Cancer Awareness month. The disease is the leading cause of cancer death around the world, and according to the American Lung Association, nearly a quarter of a million Americans may […]
In October 2021 and 2022, COVID-19 seemed to be somewhat under control, with moderate numbers of cases and hospitalizations. By December of each year, however, the situation had changed significantly, with caseloads about triple what they were pre-Halloween. Blame was placed on Thanksgiving and winter holiday gatherings, as well as the colder weather. Both prompted […]
The American Heart Association is meeting in Philadelphia this weekend for its international scientific session, so cardiovascular health is all over the news. This week’s health briefs focus on two things you should know to keep your heart and that of those you love healthy. Cardiologists release new heart disease risk calculator The new trademarked […]
