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Combination treatment may help cut lifelong ibrutinib for chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most prevalent adult leukemia in the Western Hemisphere, affecting approximately 200,000 people in the United States. A study appearing in Clinical Cancer Research found that adding the investigational antibody ianalumab (VAY736) to ibrutinib (Imbruvica) allowed some patients with CLL to discontinue daily therapy and potentially improve their quality of life.…
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Wegovy an instant hit among both patients and doctors – but with a warning
Wegovy is currently the only GLP-1 receptor agonist approved and available in New Zealand specifically for weight loss. Photo: AFP / Jens Kalaene More than 18,000 New Zealanders have been prescribed the weight-loss drug Wegovy in the past three months, according to provisional data from Health New Zealand. The injectable treatment, approved here from July, is available on prescription and…
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How a few bat clades, not all, shape global spillover risk
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: A large-scale study reveals that only a few bat lineages harbor viruses with high epidemic potential, reshaping our understanding of zoonotic threats and calling for more targeted, clade-specific disease monitoring rather than a broad fear of…
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RFK Jr.’s FDA is in Meltdown Mode
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s mission to “Make America Healthy Again” doesn’t seem to be going so well. The new “health czar” continues to preside over the meltdown of America’s most critical health agencies—a development that obviously doesn’t bode well for Americans or their health. Case in point: This weekend, the Food and Drug Administration was thrown into chaos after one…
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Rich Township employee faces new health scares after being stranded in Jamaica without critical medicine
A south suburban woman is back home after being stranded in Jamaica without her medication for her new kidney. She spoke about the trip, being in the midst of Hurricane Melissa, and how she has new medical scares after being stuck on the island. “Fearful for life and fearful for getting help,” said Trinette Britt-Johnson. Britt-Johnson, 58, was beyond scared last…
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Donor kidneys perform better after machine perfusion, 10-year follow-up finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A long-term follow-up study from a consortium of six European countries, coordinated by the department of Surgery of the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) shows that, even 10 years after transplantation, deceased-donor kidneys performed better when they were preserved on a machine between organ retrieval and transplantation than those that underwent static cold storage before implantation.…
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Banish travel sickness in seconds with 1 ‘life-saving’ common cold remedy
Travelling by car can make some people feel queasy, but one woman has uncovered a simple trick that might make your sickness vanish – and it involves one simple cold remedy One remedy could help beat motion sickness (stock photo)(Image: Getty) Travel sickness can make life incredibly difficult for those who struggle with it. It makes using public transport a…
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Researchers uncover molecular key to prevent brown fat decline with age
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: As the body ages, brown adipose tissue activity decreases, fewer calories are burned, and this can contribute to obesity and certain chronic cardiovascular diseases that worsen with age. A study led by the University of Barcelona…
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FDA orders Choice Irish Cream drink recall after finding sex drug ingredient
FDA orders Choice Irish Cream drink recall after finding sex drug ingredient Featured Mohammed Ali Nov – 05 – 2025 , 15:08 2 minutes read The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has ordered a recall of Choice Irish Cream Flavoured Drink from the market after laboratory tests confirmed that it contained Sildenafil Citrate, a prescription drug used to treat erectile…
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advancing health, rights and resilience through parliamentary action
WHO joined parliamentary leaders at the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, held on 19–23 October 2025 in Geneva, bringing together nearly 1150 delegates, including over 600 members of parliament from 132 countries. Throughout the week, WHO worked alongside the IPU and partners to reinforce the role of parliaments in advancing health equity, protecting humanitarian principles, and promoting resilient systems that…
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