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New Drug Could Quell Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 An experimental drug might help people with uncontrolled high blood pressure, according to early clinical trial results. People taking lorun

Men Worse Off Than Women For 20 Top Health Problems Worldwide

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 Men are much more likely than women to die early from the world s 20 leading health problems, a new global study shows. Sickness and death w

New Molecular Test Could Double Leukemia Survival Rates

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 Testing positive for leukemia actually saved the life of 51-year-old Jan Leahy, a business process owner from Wimbledon, England. Leahy bene

ESSENCE Phase 3 Trial of Semaglutide Showed Significant Improvements at 72 Weeks in Adults with MASH, Published in NEJM

Today, The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published results from part 1 of the ongoing phase 3 ESSENCE trial which investigated the effects of once-week

HHS, NIH Launch Next-Generation Universal Vaccine Platform for Pandemic-Prone Viruses

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes for Health (NIH) today announced the development of the next-generation, univ

FDA Accepts Filing Application for Oral Semaglutide 25 mg, Which If Approved, Would Be The First Oral GLP-1 Treatment for Obesity

Today, Novo Nordisk announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted its New Drug Application (NDA) submission for an investigational once-da

Body Mass Index (BMI): What It Tells You — And What It Doesn’t

SUNDAY, May 4, 2025 Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a number that reflects the relationship between your height and weight. It s widely used in healthcare and publi

What You Should Know About ALS, Also Known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease

SATURDAY, May 3, 2025 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) known as Lou Gehrig s Disease based on the iconic 1930s New York Yankee baseball player is a progressi

HHS, NIH Unveil Vaccine Initiative to Protect Against Future Pandemics

an innovation absent from current flu and COVID-19 vaccines. The BPL platform is fully government-owned and free from commercial conflicts of interest, the NIH

Common Diabetes Drug, Metformin, Effective Against Knee Arthritis Pain

A common diabetes drug can be repurposed to help overweight and obese people with knee arthritis, a new study says. Metformin reduced knee arthritis pain during

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