New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial
MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A newly approved drug for type 2 diabetes may be a game-changer for treating obesity, too.Given as a shot once a week, tirzepatide works on two naturally occurring hormones that help tell the brain that you are…
Learn MoreASCO: Increase in Cancer-Related Death Seen During Pandemic
MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 2019 to 2020, there was an increase of 3.2 percent in cancer-related deaths, which was higher than the number of projected deaths, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Socie…
Learn MoreAE Risk Examined for Abiraterone, Enzalutamide in Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For men with advanced prostate cancer, receipt of abiraterone or enzalutamide is associated with an increased risk for major metabolic or cardiovascular adverse events, according to a study published online Apr…
Learn MoreRadiation Segmentectomy Efficacious for Unresectable Liver Cancer
MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with unresectable very early to early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma with suboptimal location for ablation, radiation segmentectomy is efficacious with few high-grade adverse events, according to a…
Learn MoreMetformin Does Not Improve Survival in High-Risk Breast Cancer
MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with high-risk nonmetastatic breast cancer receiving standard therapy, the addition of metformin does not improve invasive disease-free survival, according to a study published in the May 24/31 iss…
Learn MoreAmerican Psychiatric Association, May 21-25
The annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association was held from May 21 to 25 in New Orleans and attracted participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, and others interested in psychiatr…
Learn MoreIn Small Study, New Treatment Brings Remission of Rectal Cancer in All Patients
MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A small study delivers startling results on the power of a new immunotherapy treatment against rectal cancer: The drug triggered remission in all the patients who got it.All of them had mismatch repair-deficien…
Learn MoreAHA News: Grammy Winner, Chart-Topping Producer – and Kidney Transplant Recipient
MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Brian Kennedy was living his dream.A piano prodigy, he moved from his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, to Los Angeles in 2003, when he was 20. He started out as a musician for hire, playing a…
Learn MoreNew Treatments Battle Advanced Breast Cancers
MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two “smart bomb” drugs are offering new hope to women with aggressive breast cancers, a pair of clinical trials show.Both medications are antibody-drug conjugates, consisting of a chemo drug that’s been wedded …
Learn MorePeople With Diabetes 4 Times More Prone to Long COVID
MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Diabetes increases the odds that a COVID-19 infection will be severe, and folks with diabetes may be up to four times more likely to develop long-lasting symptoms, new research suggests.”Though more data is nee…
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