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Obesity drug helps teens lose weight, study finds

Written by | 7 Nov 2022

A drug called semaglutide, which is approved for adults with obesity or overweight, also helps adolescents shed pounds and have healthier hearts, according to a new study published… read more.

Experts pave the way for safer surgery to address global elective waiting lists

Written by | 6 Nov 2022

Surgical care experts have today unveiled two studies in The Lancet that will help to provide safer surgery for thousands of patients around the world — particularly in Low- and… read more.

One in five patients with rheumatoid arthritis were undiagnosed during the pandemic

Written by | 6 Nov 2022

The number of new diagnoses of rheumatoid arthritis fell by 20% in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, new research suggests. The study, published today in The Lancet… read more.

Apixaban shows more efficacy and safety than rivaroxaban in patients with atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease

Written by | 5 Nov 2022

Among patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF) and valvular heart disease (VHD), those treated with apixaban have achieved a lower rate of ischemic stroke or systemic embolism and… read more.

Psychological First Aid training could help improve care workers’ wellbeing

Written by | 5 Nov 2022

A new study has shown that Psychological First Aid, training originally created for people to support others, can help healthcare workers in care homes improve their own mental wellbeing. First… read more.

Nifedipine effective for stabilizing blood pressure during induction of labor in women with preeclampsia

Written by | 4 Nov 2022

Pregnant women with severe preeclampsia taking a daily dose of blood pressure lowering nifedipine as labor is induced have achieved better blood pressure control during labor and were… read more.

Study finds dieters may overestimate the healthiness of their eating habits

Written by | 4 Nov 2022

In a small study, most adults seeking to lose weight overestimated the healthiness of their diet, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s… read more.

Low carb diet shows effect on direction of prediabetes

Written by | 3 Nov 2022

A low-carb diet enables persons at risk of Type 2 diabetes to lower their blood sugar before the onset of that disease, researchers reported on Oct.26, 2022 in… read more.

New troponin test improves heart attack diagnostics

Written by | 3 Nov 2022

A new test has been developed in Turku, Finland, that helps in separating heart attack patients from those whose cardiac troponin values are elevated due to renal insufficiency…. read more.

CPR education in public housing communities may improve cardiac arrest survival

Written by | 2 Nov 2022

Of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in residential areas of Vienna and Copenhagen from 2016-2021, one-third of those cardiac arrests occurred in public housing communities. That occurrence jumped to more than… read more.

Sedentary lifestyle and sugary diet more detrimental to men

Written by | 2 Nov 2022

A new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine is the first evidence in humans that short-term lifestyle changes can disrupt the response to insulin of… read more.

Hearts from donors who were COVID-19 positive may be safe for transplantation

Written by | 1 Nov 2022

Donor hearts from people who were COVID-19-positive appeared to be as safe for transplantation as those from people without COVID-19, according to a short-term analysis to be presented… read more.

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