Share on PinterestAn analysis of 22 studies compared Mounjaro and Ozempic, drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes. Mounjaro was superior for blood sugar control, although only slightly, and also for weight loss. The Washington Post / Contributor/Getty Images Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) was more effective at controlling blood sugar and promoting weight loss than semaglutide (Ozempic), […]
Bill Text (PDF) Washington (September 26, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security and a member of the U.S. Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking, along with Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), today announced the reintroduction […]
Artificial intelligence is now being applied to public health and tracking infectious disease. Bluedot is a company utilizing artificial intelligence to identify infectious disease threats quickly and work with stakeholders so they can move more efficiently when needed. “We are using modern digital technologies and artificial intelligence to identify threats faster, to understand them and […]
BEIJING, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — A report from China Daily: On Sept 22, 27 children with congenital heart disease from Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai province arrived at Teda International Cardiovascular Hospital in Tianjin’s Binhai New Area for free treatment. Continue Reading Teda International Cardiovascular Hospital With ages ranging from 6 months to […]
Fatty liver disease is common among people living with HIV and is associated with metabolic problems and inflammation that raise the risk for cardiovascular disease, according to new results from the REPRIEVE study published in the journal AIDS. Another study found that HIV-positive people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are more likely to experience […]
Current blood supply is critically low. If you are a human with blood and meet the donor requirements (which were updated this year to be more inclusive), please donate blood. The Urbana blood donation center says: ImpactLife is seeing very low inventory levels and critical need for type O red blood cells, type B-positive red […]
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Carbs are not the enemy. The popularity of low-carbohydrate diets may have given carbs a bad reputation—but the science says that’s just plain wrong. In fact, carbs are an essential part of a healthy diet. They are a primary energy source for the body and provide […]
Taipei, Sept. 26 (CNA) Nearly 110,000 people visited the doctor with influenza-like symptoms last week in Taiwan, up 6 percent compared to the previous week as the country enters flu season, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday. Meanwhile, 39 severe flu cases and 8 deaths were reported last week, as well as 91 […]
ktsdesign/AdobeStock CATEGORY 1 CME Premiere Date: September 20, 2023 Expiration Date: March 20, 2025 This activity offers CE credits for: 1. Physicians (CME) 2. Other All other clinicians either will receive a CME Attendance Certificate or may choose any of the types of CE credit being offered. ACTIVITY GOAL The goal of this activity is […]
Sporting Kansas City will host a blood drive with the Community Blood Center (CBC) from 12-6 p.m. this Friday at Children’s Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas City and the Community Blood Center are longtime partners who have teamed up to host blood drives together for more than a decade dating back to 1998. It only takes […]