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Warning after ‘King Kong’ of weight-loss jabs found being sold illegally on social media
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Examining the Evolving Landscape of Cancer Health Disparities Research | Blog
In 2007, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) launched a conference focused on advancing the understanding of cancer health disparities—bringing together scientists, health care professionals, and patient advocates to discuss research into how disparities impact public health and to explore potential solutions. “When the cancer research field was still contemplating whether disparities research should be considered a science, the…
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Trump says price of weight-loss drug Ozempic will be lowered in the US
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Oct 16 that the price of Novo Nordisk’s best-selling weight-loss drug would be lowered and that negotiations over price changes would be swift. Mr Trump made the comments during a White House event on fertility treatments and drug pricing. He was asked by reporters to identify the name of a drug that…
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In the midst of a global dengue epidemic, one program kept a Brazilian city safe
Wolbachia release areas and timeline in Niterói, Brazil. (a) Map of Niterói showing the release zones, and the location of Niterói within Rio de Janeiro State and Brazil (inset). (b) Timeline of wMel-infected Ae. aegypti releases in Zone 1 (February 2017–January 2018 and January–May 2019); Zone 2 (June 2017–January 2018 and January–May 2019); Zone 3 (November 2017–July 2018 and March–July…
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VICT3R project builds momentum to accelerate animal-free safety testing
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: The VICT3R project is expanding its consortium by adding new beneficiaries and organisations to the network of contract research organisations (CROs) associated with the project. This expansion increases the project budget to €30 million and reinforces…
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California to sell affordable state-branded insulin beginning next year
LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that California will begin selling affordable insulin under its own label on Jan. 1, nearly three years after he first announced a partnership to sell state-branded generic drugs at lower prices. But California won’t be the only state making lower-cost insulin available. The nonprofit Civica said it will also distribute its economical…
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Man leaves rabid raccoon at Frederick County, Md. vet, health officials seek his identity
FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Health officials in Frederick County, Maryland, hope to find a man who dropped off a raccoon with rabies to a veterinarian clinic on at around midnight on Monday, fearing his health could be impacted, according to county officials. The man, believed to be in his late 20s or early 30s, gave the raccoon to the…
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NYU Langone sets the standard for organ transplant care
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: The NYU Langone Transplant Institute is the state’s top-quality program for liver and kidney transplantation and has some of the fastest heart and lung transplant rates in the nation, according to the latest national data. …
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FDA unveils drugs to receive expedited review
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced the first round of experimental drugs that will receive drastically expedited reviews at the agency, part of an effort to prioritize medicines the Trump administration deems as “supporting U.S. national interests.” The nine medicines announced by the FDA include potential treatments for vaping addiction, deafness, pancreatic cancer and other…
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Cancer cells reactivate embryo-like gene editors to fuel growth, research reveals
Hodgkin lymphoma, nodular lymphocyte predominant (high-power view) Credit: Gabriel Caponetti, MD./Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 Cancer cells are known to reawaken embryonic genes to grow. A new study reveals the disease also hijacks the proteins, or “editors,” that control how those genes are read. The findings, published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research, help explain why tumors grow so fast and adapt…
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