A monthly injection could allow people with severe asthma to stop taking daily steroid tablets, a clinical trial has found.
More than 260 million people are thought to have asthma worldwide. While most can control their asthma with inhalers to…
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Elevated Adipokines an Independent Risk Factor for Fracture in RA
Patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a higher risk of osteoporotic fractures if they have elevated adipokines, according to a recent report.1 However, the investigators behind the study, which waspublished in the journal Arthritis Care… Continue Reading
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Genetic, Clinical Variables Can Predict Pulmonary Fibrosis Risk in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
A new combined risk score that incorporates genetic factors may give clinicians a better idea of which patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are most at risk for
pulmonary fibrosis (PF).The authors of the new report say they hope their…
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Drug Developed for Inherited Bleeding Disorder Shows Promising Trial Results
A study led by Mass General Brigham researchers found that engasertib lessened bleeding events for patients with HHT, the second most common inherited bleeding disorder.
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is the second most common…
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Redefining the Role of GLP-1 Therapies: The Clinical Trials Behind the Expanding Indications
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) originally entered the market for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in 2005 with the approval of exenatide (Byetta; Bristol Myers Squibb). In the past 20 years, GLP-1 RAs have gained…
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Reduction of ultra-processed food improves both weight and metabolic health, study finds – McKnight's Long-Term Care News
- Reduction of ultra-processed food improves both weight and metabolic health, study finds McKnight’s Long-Term Care News
- Study: Cutting ultra-processed foods helped older adults improve weight, metabolic health South Dakota State University
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Brazil approves world’s first single-dose dengue vaccine
Dengue, known for intense flu-like symptoms, crushing fatigue and body aches, reached record global levels in 2024 and researchers have attributed its spread to climate…
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Horse owners warned about equine herpes outbreak across southern states
Officials are warning horse owners about an ongoing outbreak of equine herpesvirus after horses across multiple southern states have tested positive following two rodeo events earlier this month.
According to the Equine Disease Communication…
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Horse owners warned about equine herpes outbreak across southern states
Officials are warning horse owners about an ongoing outbreak of equine herpesvirus after horses across multiple southern states have tested positive following two rodeo events earlier this month.
According to the Equine Disease Communication…
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