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Compounded Semaglutide Overdoses Tied to Hospitalizationson July 26, 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration alerted clinicians, compounders, and patients about adverse […]
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Tick-Borne Illnesses Are on the Rise in Canadaon July 26, 2024
Especially in the summer, medical professionals should keep an eye out for cases of Lyme disease, […]
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EMA Says Don't Mix Mysimba and Opioid-Containing Medson July 26, 2024
Existing advice for prescribing the weight loss drugs needs to be strengthened to minimize the […]
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EU Backs Drug to Relieve Itching in Alagille Syndromeon July 26, 2024
The European Medicines Agency said there were exceptional circumstances for approving Kayfanda to […]
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Anzupgo Approved in Europe for Severe Hand Eczemaon July 26, 2024
The drug downregulates immune and inflammatory responses in cells linked to the disease pathology. […]
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Health and Human Rights Journal commemorates 30 yearson July 26, 2024
Last month, HHR—the first academic journal dedicated to the right to health—marked three […]
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FDA Approves JAK Inhibitor for Alopecia Areataon July 26, 2024
The pivotal phase 3 trials enrolled 1223 adults in the United States, Canada, and Europe. […]
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EMA Refuses Marketing Authorization for Alzheimer's Drugon July 26, 2024
Leqembi's EU-wide marketing authorization was refused because the drug's effect on delaying […]
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EMA Backs Oral Drug for Primary Biliary Cholangitison July 26, 2024
Iqirvo can delay liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with primary biliary cholangitis, the […]
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Tirbanibulin 1% Safe in Extensive Actinic Keratosison July 26, 2024
The safety and tolerability of tirbanibulin 1% in patients with actinic keratosis over a larger […]
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Statins, Vitamin D, and Exercise in Older Adultson July 26, 2024
Mengru Wang, MD, reviews several recently published articles and guidelines relevant to the care of […]
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Cardiovascular Outcomes Better With Home Hemodialysison July 26, 2024
Home hemodialysis was linked to reduced cardiovascular risks vs peritoneal dialysis in a large […]
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Never Smokers Turn to Vaping as Numbers Soaron July 26, 2024
Never smokers are taking up vaping. Medscape News UK
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Heat Waves: A Silent Threat to Older Adults' Kidneyson July 26, 2024
Extreme exposure to dry and hot weather conditions increased the plasma creatinine and cystatin C […]
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Phenotypic Shift, Varied Vasculopathy Noted in IPAHon July 26, 2024
Diffusion capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide was a distinguishing factor in a new study. […]
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Eco-Anxiety and Patients' Need for Mental Health Supporton July 26, 2024
The effects of climate change are evident, but their consequences for mental health are not the […]
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Which Patients With Early TNBC Can Avoid Chemotherapy?on July 26, 2024
Stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte levels may help determine which patients with stage I TNBC […]
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'Doesn't Fit Anything I Trained for': Treating Chronic Lymeon July 26, 2024
Researchers, clinicians, and patient advocates at a national meeting weighed in on efforts needed […]
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Sugar May Drive Dementia, German Medical Societies Warnon July 26, 2024
High blood sugar levels damage brain blood vessels and promote deposits on the vessel walls, thus […]
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Inappropriate NSAID Prescribing Causing Avoidable Harmon July 26, 2024
Prescribing NSAIDs to people at high risk of harm from them has cost more than 6000 years of good […]
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Poverty Causally Linked to Mental Illness and Vice Versaon July 26, 2024
There is a bidirectional, causal relationship between mental illness and poverty, new research […]
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Addressing racial inequities from Harvard’s legacy of slaveryon July 24, 2024
Harvard Chan School is embarking this summer on several efforts to address systemic racial […]
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U.S. bird flu response builds on lessons learned from COVIDon July 16, 2024
CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MPH ’04, explains how country is tackling the H5N1 outbreak
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Gender-affirming surgeries rarely performed on transgender youthon July 8, 2024
A new Harvard Chan School study found little to no utilization of gender-affirming surgeries by […]
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Abortion restrictions have led to negative health impacts, say panelistson July 1, 2024
Abortion restrictions across the U.S. have resulted in negative health impacts for patients and […]
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‘Linear urban forest’ project aims to mitigate heat, improve health in citieson June 28, 2024
Researchers designed a “linear urban forest” and plan to quantify its climate- and […]
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Fostering constructive conversations across differenceson June 27, 2024
An effort begun last fall at Harvard Chan School aims to support students, faculty, and staff in […]
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New center to tackle health disparities affecting LGBTQ communityon June 5, 2024
The LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence, based at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and in […]
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Alcohol use disorder among reproductive-age women—and barriers to treatmenton June 4, 2024
PhD candidate Anna Shchetinina discusses findings from her recent study of alcohol misuse and […]
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The power of a personal mission statement, and other lessons from a recent graduateon June 3, 2024
As he begins a new chapter of his career as one of 10 new residents in the U.S. pursuing dual […]