What the papers say – weekly digest (20/10/23)
Your weekly digest of the top healthcare stories, covering news published from 16/10/2023 – 20/10/2023. Daily Express Thousands of women with incurable womb cancer can now access a… read more.
Your weekly digest of the top healthcare stories, covering news published from 16/10/2023 – 20/10/2023. Daily Express Thousands of women with incurable womb cancer can now access a… read more.
New research published in Economic Inquiry reports substantial increases in psychological distress in the UK during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health effects were more pronounced for… read more.
Hansa Biopharma announced results from an extended pooled analysis using data from the 17-HMedIdeS-14 study, an international long-term follow-up study of patients who have received a kidney transplant… read more.
A phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the injectable prescription medication tirzepatide, showed an additional 21.1% weight loss after intensive lifestyle intervention in adults with obesity or who were… read more.
STEP-HFpEF was a randomised, controlled trial designed to find out whether semaglutide for 52 weeks could improve heart failure symptoms and physical function in obese, non-diabetic patients with… read more.
Almost half (42%) of patients with skin disease experience sleep disturbances, a major study presented today at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress 2023 has… read more.
An American born in 2019 will spend a larger share of their lifetime taking prescription drugs than being married or receiving an education, according to new research by… read more.
The results of the STEP-HFpEF trial point towards routine use of GLP-1 agonists in heart failure but this has to be balanced against conflicting guidelines and cost pressures… read more.
Bristol Myers Squibb announced new three-year results from the POETYK PSO long-term extension (LTE) trial of Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) treatment in adult patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. At Week… read more.
A landmark scientific article on the workplace as a major determinant of health is published today (Thursday, 12 October) in The Lancet, and reveals a global picture of the… read more.
Relief could be on the way for people with painful hand osteoarthritis after a Monash University and Alfred Health-led study found an affordable existing drug can help. Until… read more.
The results of the STEP-HFpEF trial showed statistically significant benefits “across the board” and these benefits were not due to weight loss alone, according to Vicky Ruszala, Specialist… read more.
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