A New Drug Compound Shows Promise for Schizophrenia
For people with schizophrenia, treatment is an ongoing, life-long process of antipsychotic medications and psychotherapy. Medications are key to controlling episodes, but most have serious enough side effects—including uncontrolled muscle movements, gaining weight and drowsiness—that people skip doses or decide not to take them.
In a study published Dec. 14 in the Lancet, researchers report on a promising new treatment for the psychiatric disorder that could give patients better options. KarXT, developed by biotech company Karuna Therapeutics, targets a different brain chemical than most existing schizophren...
Source: TIME: Health - December 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Implant for Ocular Hypertension, Glaucoma Gets FDA Green Light
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the travoprost intracameral implant (iDose TR) for treatment of ocular hypertension and glaucoma, device developer Glaukos announced on Thursday.
The implant is designed to provide long-duration treatment for... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - December 14, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
WeightWatchers Is Now Prescribing Weight Loss Drugs
WeightWatchers has been through a lot of changes recently. In 2018 the popular weight loss program changed its name to WW with an updated mission: “Wellness That Works.” For the first time, that mission includes medications.
Last spring, the company acquired Sequence, a digital health company, which allowed members to get prescriptions for weight loss drugs. Now the 60-year old company is launching WeightWatchers Clinic, which will give them access to telehealth weight loss management and doctors who can prescribe weight loss medications like semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Zepbound).
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Source: TIME: Health - December 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Preeclampsia: 3 things to know
Preeclampsia, or high blood pressure during pregnancy or after delivery, can be extremely dangerous. Yale Medicine physicians discuss the condition. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - December 13, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Unraveling the link between hypertension and depression in older adults: a meta-analysis - Gan Q, Yu R, Lian Z, Yuan Y, Li Y, Zheng L.
OBJECTIVE: To perform a meta-analyses to understand the current status of and risk factors for depression in older adults with hypertension. METHODS: Eight electronic databases and two clinical trial registries were searched to identify studies exa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
High-Altitude Mountain Trips Can Be Tolerated Despite Pulmonary Hypertension
(MedPage Today) -- Stable patients with pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) tolerated travel to high altitudes fairly well with frequent monitoring and supplemental oxygen therapy provided as necessary, a field study found.
Despite the perceived... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 12, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Renal Denervation for Hypertension: How Will It Be Used? Renal Denervation for Hypertension: How Will It Be Used?
Following recent FDA approval of two renal denervation systems for the treatment of hypertension, experts speculate on which patients will be prioritized for the procedure.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - December 11, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
What Happens When People Stop Taking the Weight Loss Drug Zepbound
As a new generation of highly effective weight loss drugs hits the market, doctors are still trying to figure out how long people will need to take them for the best results.
A new study offers a clue. Writing in JAMA, researchers report on what happens when people stop taking the weight loss drug tirzepatide, known as Zepbound. Tirzepatide can help people lose double digit percentages of their body weight, compared to single digit percentages with diet and exercise.
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The study, sponsored by the drug’s manufacturer, Eli Lilly, included 670 people with a body mass in...
Source: TIME: Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Thousands of kidney disease patients set to benefit from £1-a-dose diabetes drug which can reduce the need for dialysis and a transplant
Kidney disease is usually triggered by the damage caused by another illness, such as type 1 and type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Changes in Cardiac Structure ID'd in Latinas With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 -- Hispanic/Latina women with a history of de novo hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) have detectable subclinical alterations in cardiac structure, according to a study published online Dec. 4 in Hypertension.
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Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Evaluating the Evolving Treatment Landscape for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Evaluating the Evolving Treatment Landscape for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
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Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Roundtable Source Type: news
Pneumonia on CT? Consider additional imaging so as not to miss cancer
Organizing pneumonia can hide underlying lung cancers in up to 10% of cases, and repeat imaging in the form of PET/CT -- and additional biopsy -- should be considered in patients with high clinical suspicion of malignancy, researchers have reported.
Suspicion of malignancy may be prompted by avid uptake of the radiopharmaceutical FDG on PET/CT imaging, according to study results delivered on November 27 at the RSNA meeting. But it can be tricky to catch potential cancers once organizing pneumonia has been diagnosed, said presenter Charissa Kim, MD, PhD, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in New York City.
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Subspecialties Chest Radiology Nuclear Radiology Source Type: news
The relationship between physical activity level and balance parameters, muscle strength, fear of falling in patients with hypertension - Özler N, Malkoc M, Angin E.
This study aims ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Being married can raise your blood pressure - but not for the reason you think
In an international study, 47 percent of older couples in England were found to both have high blood pressure. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Panera Bread Faces Second Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Caffeinated ‘ Charged Lemonade ’
Panera Bread is confronting a second wrongful death lawsuit after a customer allegedly died from consuming its popular caffeinated “charged lemonade” beverage. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, details the death of Dennis Brown, a 46-year-old Florida man who passed away in October after consuming three servings of the drink.
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According to the wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Brown’s family in Superior Court in Delaware, Brown suffered a “cardiac event” while walking home from a Panera Bread in Fleming Island, Fla. on Oct. 9. The lawsuit alleges that P...
Source: TIME: Health - December 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nik Popli Tags: Uncategorized News Desk Source Type: news
