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Jan. 5, 2024 — Eli Lilly, maker of the anti-obesity drug Zepbound, announced this week the launch of LillyDirect, a direct-to-patient portal, allowing some patients to obtain its drug for as little as $25 a month. The move is seen as a major shift in the way these popular medications can reach patients.  For many […]

When the body encounters bacteria, viruses or harmful substances, its innate immune cells, neutrophils, assemble at the site to combat the invader. Bacteria and viruses have ways to avoid these defenses, however. Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes bubonic and pneumonic plague, for example, can hide from the immune system, allowing it to replicate in […]

On January 5, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved berdazimer gel 10.3% for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum (MC) in adults and children aged 1 year or older. Approval of berdazimer, a topical nitric oxide–releasing agent, was based largely on a 12-week pivotal phase 3 trial known as B-SIMPLE4, in which 891 patients with […]

Freezing is one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that affects more than 9 million people worldwide. When individuals with Parkinson’s disease freeze, they suddenly lose the ability to move their feet, often mid-stride, resulting in a series of staccato stutter steps that get shorter until the person […]

What if I told you that your content marketing strategy is only half as effective without using graphic design? It’s like serving a gourmet meal on a trash can lid – the quality is there, but the presentation is all wrong. Imagine that you’re scrolling through your favorite online platform – what stops your thumb […]

Mark Lewis, MD, saw the pain in his patient’s body. The man’s gastrointestinal tumor had metastasized to his bones. Even breathing had become agonizing. It was a Friday afternoon. Lewis could see his patient would struggle to make it through the weekend without some pain relief. When this happens, “the clock is ticking,” said Lewis, […]

Extremely preterm infants remain a very high-risk category for illness and mortality. Prior research indicates this may be mitigated by feeding preterm infants with human milk fortified with a human milk-based fortifier (HMBF). A new research paper in The Lancet’s eClinical Medicine journal explores the effects of such feeding vs. fortifiers produced from cow’s milk. […]

Move over, Alexa and Siri. A digital conversation agent called CeCe helped reduced symptom severity and improved quality of life in adults with an overactive bladder (OAB) in an 8-week study. People with an OAB have higher rates of anxiety, depression, and loneliness and spend up to 2.5 times more on their healthcare than those […]

Monitoring glucose levels is one of the key elements in health monitoring. A research team has now developed a battery-independent fluorescent nanosensor based on single-wall carbon nanotubes and an inactive form of the enzyme glucose oxidase (GOx). Because the enzyme is not in its active form, the analyte is not consumed during the measurement, and […]

TOPLINE:  Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with clopidogrel-aspirin given within 72 hours of a mild ischemic stroke or a high-risk transient ischemic attack (TIA) shows a greater risk reduction for new stroke than aspirin alone, although with a higher bleeding risk. METHODOLOGY: The INSPIRES, a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, involved patients with mild ischemic stroke or high-risk […]