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Connecticut seeks approval to make generic GLP-1 alternative – NBC Connecticut
Consumers are the only ones struggling to pay the rising prices of popular GLP-1 drugs, as states like Connecticut see skyrocketing costs. After spending a combined $103 million in fiscal year 2024, the state is estimated to dole out $150 million through Medicaid and another $60 million for state employee insurance plans for the drug. So the state is…
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The Top Foods for Better Gut Health, Recommended by Dietitians
Your gut contains trillions of microbes, which serve many functions. Beneficial microbes, primarily bacteria, help with digestion, synthesize certain micronutrients, and support your immune system. Microbes feed on what you eat, which is why your nutrition can play a crucial role in maintaining a healthy gut microbiome. Eating foods that nourish beneficial bacteria helps them grow and function. This also…
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New insights reveal how FtsZ and ZapA cooperate during bacterial cell division
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: Bacterial cell division, a process wherein a single cell divides to form two identical daughter cells, represents one of the most essential biological processes. Understanding the precise mechanism behind this dynamic process can help in the…
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A new recall of injected penicillin may put gains against syphilis in peril
Facebook Tweet Email Link Drugmaker Pfizer is warning doctors that it expects to run low on supplies of Bicillin L-A, a long-acting injection of the antibiotic penicillin, the preferred option for treating syphilis during pregnancy. The news – the latest twist in a drug shortage that began in 2023 – follows a July 10 recall of certain lots of Bicillin…
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Sexual Health in MS Is Overlooked; Here’s How to Change That
Summer — often associated with desire and lightness — can also bring renewed attention to the vulnerabilities of intimate life, especially for people with chronic illnesses. Among them, patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) frequently experience sexual dysfunction, a topic still too rarely addressed in routine care. In an interview with MediQuality, a Medscape Network platform, Arnaud Zeler, MD, French physician…
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Study reveals how the body clock stays on track despite temperature changes
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: Researchers led by Gen Kurosawa at the RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS) in Japan have used theoretical physics to discover how our biological clock maintains a consistent 24-hour cycle-even as temperatures change.…
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Targeting tumor cell stemness may hold the key to treating colon cancer more effectively
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: Colon cancer remains a major global health concern, ranking third among the most diagnosed cancers and leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. One critical factor that makes treating colon cancer challenging is the presence of cancer…
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Does Romosozumab Deserve Its Black Box Warning?
Osteoporosis drug romosozumab showed no increased risk for the development of cardiovascular (CV) events compared with anabolic osteoporosis drugs, contrary to its black box warning, new research found. “These findings suggest there is no heightened risk for major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with osteoporosis treated with romosozumab compared to the anabolic agents teriparatide or abaloparatide,” the authors reported at…
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Across a Vast Terrain, Rural Health Centers Fill Crucial Gaps
By Talya Meyers The clinics Keith Harvey oversees cover 8,500 square miles in northern Minnesota – and serve about 14,000 patients. “Our clinics are very remote,” explained Harvey, CEO of Scenic Rivers Health Services, whose six locations serve the area’s rural patients, many of them miners, loggers, and agricultural workers. “If somebody gets strep throat, they go to the local…
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Should You Stop Using Benadryl? Some Doctors Think So
For decades, diphenhydramine—best known by the brand name Benadryl—has been a go-to medication for relieving allergy symptoms, such as runny noses, watery eyes, and rashes. But despite its longstanding presence in many medicine cabinets, some experts say it’s time to retire the popular drug. The drug’s side effects and other risks are so concerning that it should no longer be…
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