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Screen time for older adults: Mobile health tech can support seniors with heart disease

Written by | 9 Apr 2021

DALLAS, April 1, 2021 — Mobile health technology can be beneficial in encouraging lifestyle behavior changes and medication adherence among adults ages 60 and older with existing heart… read more.

Health Canada approves Brukinsa to treat Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia – BeiGene

Written by | 4 Mar 2021

BeiGene, Ltd. a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing innovative medicines worldwide, announced that Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) has been approved by Health Canada for the treatment of… read more.

Ivermectin gathers pace in Europe

Written by | 31 Jan 2021

Article written by Christine Clark. During the past week Slovakia became the first European country to give formal approval for the use of ivermectin for both prophylaxis and… read more.

Ivermectin repurposed for covid-19 – a cheap drug with a big effect

Written by | 7 Dec 2020

Article written by Christine Clark Numerous clinical trials with ivermectin in covid-19 have shown consistent, large magnitude improvements in clinical outcomes that are little short of spectacular but… read more.

New vaccine could help halt Alzheimer’s progression

Written by | 12 Nov 2020

Our immune system’s capacity to mount a well-regulated defence against foreign substances, including toxins, weakens with age and makes vaccines less effective in people over age 65..

New covid strategy proposed

Written by | 8 Oct 2020

Article written by Christine Clark Leading scientists propose a ‘more humane’ strategy for the management of the coronavirus pandemic.

Elevated HbA1C linked to cardiovascular events in elderly diabetics

Written by | 27 Jul 2020

Article written by Bruce Sylvester Glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) greater than 7% correlates with an increased risk of cardiovascular events in elderly patients..

Statin therapy cuts mortality by 25% among elderly

Written by | 24 Jul 2020

Article written by Bruce Sylvester Elderly patients without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) who initiated statin therapy have achieved a 25% reduction in the risk of early death..

Publication in The New England Journal of Medicine of interim results from phase 1 study of the mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 (mRNA-1273).- Moderna Inc.

Written by | 16 Jul 2020

Moderna, Inc. announced the publication of an interim analysis of the open-label Phase 1 study of mRNA-1273, its vaccine candidate against COVID-19, in The New England Journal of… read more.

Idorsia Ltd announces positive results in the second phase III study of daridorexant in patients with insomnia.

Written by | 13 Jul 2020

Idorsia Ltd announced positive top-line results of the second pivotal Phase III study investigating 10 and 25 mg doses of its dual orexin receptor antagonist, daridorexant , in… read more.

Statins improve survival among elderly

Written by | 9 Jul 2020

Article written by Bruce Sylvester

Statin use is not implicated in cognitive decline

Written by | 25 Nov 2019

Written by Bruce Sylvester Researchers report that there is no link between statin use and cognitive decline. The findings were published on Nov. 18, 2019 in the Journal… read more.

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