Mitchel L. Zoler, PhD August 09, 2023 A novel triple agonist to receptors for three nutrient-stimulated hormones led to weight loss as high as 24% among people with overweight or obesity but who did not have type 2 diabetes when used at the highest tested dose for 48 weeks. The results are from a phase 2 study of retatrutide that was published in The New...
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Europe is full steam ahead on tech policy
Illustration: Tiffany Herring/AxiosExit Content Preview Europe has long been the first mover on significant tech policy, passing far-reaching laws in areas where Congress hasn’t advanced past the hearing or markup stage. What’s happening: With the hype around AI at a fever pitch, Europe is moving ahead with rules as it also implements the next phases of...
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Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 found to face nearly twice the rates of death after discharge as patients with flu
by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Risk of all cause death and readmission after live discharge from covid-19 and Influenza related hospital admission. Credit: BMJ (2023). DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2023-076222 As of June 2023, more than 1.1 million Americans have died of COVID-19. Adults older than 65 —who make up just 16 percent of the population—account for more than 75...
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Suicide rates continue to rise among Americans
by Ernie Mundell The mental health crisis hitting Americans shows no sign of abating, with provisional numbers for 2022 showing suicides rose by another 2.6% last year. That follows on an overall 5% increase in suicides in 2021, noted officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which on Thursday released the early data for 2022....
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Large study suggests people with low levels of vitamin K have less healthy lungs
by European Respiratory Society Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People with low levels of vitamin K in their blood are more likely to have poor lung function and to say they suffer with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and wheezing, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research. Vitamin K is found in leafy green...
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How a controversial US drug policy could be harming cancer patients worldwide
The FDA’s accelerated-approval process was designed to help people access life-saving drugs. But gaps in communication could mean that people are undergoing treatments known to be ineffective. Jyoti Madhusoodanan Illustration by Karol Banach In August 2021, Amol Akhade, an oncologist at Nair Medical Hospital in Mumbai, India, received an e-mail from the Swiss drug manufacturer...
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Fitbits perform well in capturing circadian rhythms but not sleep time
by University of Texas at Austin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Fitbit devices provide accurate measurements of wearers’ circadian rhythms, or rest-activity cycles, but underestimate sleep measures, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. The findings demonstrate that the efficacy of the commonly...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US are on the rise again, but not like before
by Carla K. Johnson A sign announcing a face mask requirement is displayed at a hospital in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. COVID-19 hospital admissions are inching upward in the United States since early July 2023. It’s a small-scale echo of the three previous summers. Credit: AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh Here we go...
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COVID-19: All You Need to Know About EG.5.1 — The UK-Hitting Omicron Sub-Variant Already Present in India
By TWC India Edit Team 3 hours ago TWC India Representational image(TOI/BCCL) Like a vengeful little factory, the COVID-causing Omicron variant has been pushing out new sub-variants since it first emerged in 2022. And its latest product, the EG.5.1 or ‘Eris’, has already been detected in at least 45 countries, including India. Reports of a new...
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Buprenorphine Cost a Potential Barrier for Opioid-Addicted Youth, Adults
by Jennifer Henderson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today August 7, 2023 article For young people with opioid use disorder (OUD), buprenorphine costs have declined overall but with drastic variation by payer type, researchers found. Examining buprenorphine prescriptions dispensed for U.S. youth ages 12 to 19, mean daily out-of-pocket costs declined 57.6% from 2015 through 2020 (from $4.03...