Tag: disease
Drug similar to Ozempic slowed Parkinson’s disease in small trial
The coronal view of a human brain of a patient suffering from Parkinson's diseaseSherbrooke Connectivity Imaging Lab | Getty ImagesA highly popular cl [...]
FDA approves NASH liver disease drug from Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
In this photo illustration, the Madrigal Pharmaceuticals logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty [...]
Novo Nordisk Wegovy approved for cutting heart disease risks
Injection pens of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy are shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, Nov. 21, 2023.Victoria Klesty | Reuters [...]
Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic cuts risk of kidney disease progression
This picture taken on October 23, 2023, shows Ozempic medication boxes, an injectable antidiabetic drug, in a pharmacy in Riedisheim in eastern France [...]
Sickle cell disease gene therapies Casgevy Lyfgenia insurance cost issues
The approval of two gene therapies to treat sickle cell disease has given hope to patients who suffer from the debilitating disease, which overwhelmin [...]
Eli Lilly weight loss drug may treat fatty liver disease
An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City, U.S., December 11, 2023. Brendan McDermid | ReutersEli Lill [...]
Regeneron shares fall after FDA rejects eye disease treatment
A view of the Regeneron Pharmaceuticals headquarters in Tarrytown, New York.Lev Radin | LightRocket | Getty ImagesShares of Regeneron fell nearly 9% T [...]
Eli Lilly treatment donanemab slowed disease progression
An Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical manufacturing plant is pictured at 50 ImClone Drive in Branchburg, New Jersey, March 5, 2021.Mike Segar | Reut [...]
Generative AI can deliver life-changing disease treatments
Generative artificial intelligence may be having its banner moment, but the technology existed long before ChatGPT and DALL-E. It began in 2014 with a [...]
Walmart sued by EEOC for firing worker with Crohn’s disease
The Walmart logo is displayed outside their store near Bloomsburg.Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis [...]
Shellfish deaths possibly caused by new disease – report
The report from 12 independent experts found toxic chemicals and dredging were very unlikely causes.
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Why the US is running low on infectious disease doctors
When I was in training to be an infectious disease doctor, there was a running joke that if a hospital team didn’t want to review the chart, they c [...]
What is Strep A, scarlet fever, the disease infecting UK children?
Streptococcus A — or Group A Strep (GAS) — is a bacterial infection of the throat or skin, which typically arises during the winter months.Halfpoint I [...]
Verizon, cooling towers, and Legionnaires’ disease
When you think about potential vectors for disease, Verizon probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But this week, New York Attorney Gen [...]
CEPI chief outlines the disease differences
Health officer uses a thermal head to detect a monkeypox virus on arriving passengers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang near Jakart [...]