Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Australia’s use of prescription opioid analgesics, such as oxycodone, morphine, or tramadol, dropped by 21% between 2015 and 2022, despite a substantial increase in private scripts…
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WeightWatchers combined with weight loss medications may alter alcohol consumption, study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Henry Ford Health, collaborating with WeightWatchers International, report that more than 40% of individuals using popular weight loss medications while participating in a WeightWatchers…
More than half of US adults could benefit from GLP-1 medications, researchers find
Semaglutide Eligibility Among US Adults. Credit: JAMA Cardiology (2024). DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2024.4657 In a new analysis of national data, researchers at the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes…
Stop-smoking pill varenicline to be offered by the UK’s NHS
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For the first time since 2021, a pill used to help people quit smoking—varenicline—will again be available from the NHS. Varenicline is one of the most…
Exploring the cancer-fighting promise and limitations of hydroxychloroquine
Design of multiplexed stochastic HCQ-evolution study and quality control. Credit: Cell Cycle (2024). DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2024.2402191 As the hunt for effective cancer therapies intensifies, some scientists are turning back to look…
Varying dialysate calcium dosage not tied to differences in all-cause, cardiovascular mortality
There are no significant differences in all-cause or cardiovascular mortality with the prescription of dialysate calcium 1.50 versus 1.25 mmol/L for patients undergoing hemodialysis, according to a study published online…
Promising Alzheimer’s drug candidate prevents buildup of tau proteins in lab and fruit fly studies
The brain of a 7-day-old fruit fly with Tau expressed in a neuronal circuit used by the fly in olfactory memory. The green outlines the neurons, which are starting to…
Study shows psilocybin gives comparable long-term antidepressant effects to standard antidepressants
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A direct comparison between the experimental psychedelic drug psilocybin and a standard SSRI antidepressant shows similar improvement of depressive symptoms, but that psilocybin offers additional longer-term…
New migraine drugs no better than cheap painkillers: big study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New, more expensive migraine drugs are no more effective against the throbbing headaches than traditional painkillers, and even performed worse than an older range of treatments…
