The study findings could pave the way for improved Lyme disease treatments, particularly in persistent cases, said lead researcher Monica Embers, PhD, associate professor of microbiology and immunology. Credit: Paula…
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The new generation of weight-loss drugs
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Wegovy, Mounjaro, Ozempic… These new drugs drawing such intense attention have raised the hopes of millions around the world suffering from diabetes or obesity. But what…
Doxycycline tied to lower risk for C. difficile in pneumonia patients
For patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), doxycycline is associated with a reduced risk for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), according to a study published online Nov. 1 in the American Journal…
Pfizer to rethink weight loss pill after high side effect rate
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain US drugmaker Pfizer on Friday said it would end a clinical trial of its developmental weight loss pill after high side effect rates caused most participants…
Viral TikTok raises concerns about a commonly prescribed contraceptive. What you need to know
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A viral TikTok video by online influencer Morgan Roos has panicked some users of a commonly prescribed injectable contraceptive called Depo-Provera. In the video, Roos said…
Cheap medicines found to prevent migraine as effectively as expensive ones
Duration of migraine preventive treatment by drug group. (a) Proportion of patients still on preventive migraine therapy after 90, 180, 270, and 360 days and proportion of patients still on each…
Latest results from clinical trial show patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer live longer on pyrotinib
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Patients with HER2-positive breast cancer that has started to spread to other parts of the body survive for longer if they are treated with a new…
Biden administration urges schools to carry naloxone, the opioid overdose treatment
The Biden administration is encouraging schools throughout the United States to carry naloxone to help prevent fatal drug overdoses in students. The medication (Narcan) was approved earlier this year as…
Antibiotics for common childhood infections no longer effective in many parts of the world, finds study
Dr Phoebe Williams is an Infectious disease specialist working to reduce antimicrobial resistance. In the photo she is working in Kenya. Credit: Hamish Gregory. A new study has found that…
It’s as safe to get your prescription from a nurse practitioner as from a doctor
Nurse practitioners are just as good as primary care doctors at avoiding potentially harmful prescriptions for older patients—but both need to do better, a large, new study suggests. Nurse practitioners…
