Ozempic warning: Doctors advise caution in patients using diabetes medication for weight loss
Some doctors are warning against using a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes for weight loss after some patients said it helped them shed […]
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‘Unprecedented rise’ in RSV patients causes more delays in operations at Children’s Hospital
The Primary Children’s Hospital announced Monday that about 50 scheduled elective surgeries are being postponed to allow the hospital to better manage the large influx […]
Fast-track drug brings hope to prostate cancer as it could extend patients’ life expectancy
Fast-track drug brings hope to prostate cancer as it could extend life expectancy for patients whose disease has spread According to studies, the chance of […]
Hope for long Covid sufferers as Pfizer tested antiviral for patients with persistent symptoms
Hope for long Covid sufferers as a new study will test Pfizer’s antiviral Paxlovid in patients who are left with persistent symptoms months later 100 […]
Amygdala connectivity predicts response to ketamine treatment in patients with anxious depression
A brain region known as the amygdala may play a key role in predicting symptom improvement after ketamine therapy in patients with treatment-resistant anxious depression, […]
Vaccine Proven to Extend Life in Aggressive Brain Cancer Patients | cancer research
World’s first vaccine to treat deadly cancerous brain tumors may give patients years of extra life, says a global clinical study. A senior NHS doctor, […]
Blood stem cell transplantation could restart immune systems in patients with multiple sclerosis
Summary: 80% of patients with multiple sclerosis remain free of symptoms in the long term after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Source: University of Zurich […]
CDC warns dental patients of rare bacterial infections via water pipes
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an Emergency and Preparedness Health Advisory Guide to outbreaks of non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections that […]
Silver bullet against cancer? Scientists are using CRISPR to unleash patients’ true tumor-fighting potential
Scientists have adapted DNA-editing technology to speed up the way the body fights cancer cells — in a potential breakthrough. They modified the patients’ genes […]
Lucid dying: Patients recall dying experiences during CPR
Summary: 1 in 5 people receiving CPR report lucid death experiences while appearing unconscious and on the brink of death. The lucid experiences appear to […]