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FDA Approves New Diet Drug Zepbound, a Version of the Diabetes Med Mounjaro

A second injectable diabetes drug has been approved for weight loss in overweight and obese adults, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.Th

New Postpartum Depression Drug Comes With Hefty Price Tag

A new drug to treat postpartum depression will cost nearly 16,000 for a 14-day course of treatment, a price tag that has doctors worried that some patients won

AHA: Depression, Anxiety Linked to CVD Risk Factors, MACE

Depression and anxiety are associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRFs) and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), an

ASN: Multicomponent Intervention Does Not Increase Steps Toward Kidney Transplant

A multicomponent intervention does not increase the rate of completed steps toward receiving a kidney transplant, according to a study published online Nov. 3 i

ASN: eGFR No Different With Sparsentan, Irbesartan in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

No significant differences are seen in the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with sparsentan versus irbesartan among patients with focal segmental glo

Genetic Predisposition to Insomnia Linked to Insomnia-Like Problems

Children who are genetically predisposed to insomnia have more insomnia-like sleep problems from early childhood through adolescence, according to a study publi

2021 to 2022 Saw 5 Percent Decline in Overall Fetal Mortality Rate

The overall U.S. fetal mortality rate decreased by 5 percent between 2021 and 2022, according to a November Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication

FDA Investigating Hospitalizations Linked to Counterfeit Ozempic

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received at least three reports of people being hospitalized after taking counterfeit versions of the wildly popular w

FDA Will Pull Vet Drug Used in Pork Industry Over Cancer Concerns for Humans

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it plans to pull a veterinary drug used commonly in the pork industry because it might pose a cancer ris

Smoking Undermines Human DNA That Would Normally Prevent Cancer

Everyone knows smoking to be a major cause of cancer.Now, exactly how tobacco smoke triggers tumor development just got a bit clearer, thanks to new Canadian re

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