Diabetes patients have access to first generic GLP-1 medication: ‘More accessible’
Ozempic, Wegovy and other GLP-1 drugs have been shown to reduce weight and Diabetes Management Demand has skyrocketed in recent years, making it difficult for some people to obtain the medicine. To clear up supply chain disruptions, the first-ever generic GLP-1, a replica of Victoza, was launched on June 25th. Victoza, manufactured by Novo Nordisk […]
REPORT: 2,400 Patients Potentially Exposed To HIV And Hepatitis At Oregon Hospitals
Roughly 2,400 patients at two hospitals in Portland, Oregon, reportedly could have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis. The affected individuals were patients at Providence and Legacy Health, according to NBC News. The medical facilities have reportedly urged them to test themselves “out of an abundance of caution.” The possible exposure was the result of […]
Oregon physician may have exposed more than 2,400 patients to infectious diseases, including HIV
Authorities say more than 2,400 patients at Portland, Oregon-area hospitals may have been exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV and other diseases because of anesthesiologists who may have neglected infection-prevention precautions. Officials are encouraging these patients to undergo free blood tests to check for infection. The anaesthesiologist was fired and, although the risk of […]
‘Stiff person syndrome’ patients share their struggles, plus personal fertility and epilepsy stories
Two people with stiff-person syndrome, Carrie Robinette (45, left) of San Diego, California, and Corwin Wilkie (44, right) of Anchorage, Alaska, shared their experiences with Fox News Digital. (Carrie Robinette/Corwin Wilkie) “The height of frustration” – Two people with stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that afflicted singer Celine Dion, talk about their daily struggles […]
Alzheimer’s app could be key for newly diagnosed patients
A personalized diagnosis for those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease may soon be just a click away. Researchers at the University Medical Center Amsterdam announced that they have developed a prototype app based on a model that predicts five-year intellectual decline in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The model is inspired by detailed information collected from nearly […]
Fake therapist duped hundreds of patients by posing as social worker wife: records
A Florida woman posed as a therapist online and offered counseling services to hundreds of Americans for what may have been two years, but the practice was only discovered after her death, state health department records show. Tammy G. Heath Randolph, 58, deceived patients with the help of her wife, Peggy A. Randolph, a real-life […]
Diabetes patients using Ozempic instead of insulin have lower cancer risk
Ozempic used to treat arthritis pain: report Fox News medical commentator Dr. Marc Siegel appeared on “Fox & Friends” to discuss his views on Ozempic’s use to treat arthritis pain and why some doctors are warning that some medications may affect heat sensitivity. Type 2 diabetes patients taking GLP-1 treatments such as Ozempic have a […]
Hostage Crisis Ends On Day 73—American Patients Now Have Access to One Antiviral Pill
Earlier this week I wrote about foot-dragging by the Food and Drug Administration regarding approval of two highly effective antiviral pills. With the omicron variant of COVID-19 rapidly spreading throughout the population, infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated, these pills become even more important. Merck applied to the FDA for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of its antiviral […]
Cancer patients are younger than ever— this doctor knows why
Cancer was once a disease that primarily affected older people, but that is no longer the case: Over the past 10 to 20 years, there has been a sharp increase in cancer diagnoses among younger people in the United States. Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy, a functional integrative physician and medical director of the Cancer Center […]
‘Pregnant Patients’: Justice Jackson Refuses To Use Word ‘Woman’ In Abortion Case Partial Dissent
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson refused to use the word “woman” in a partial dissent filed Thursday in a case reviewing Idaho’s abortion ban. Instead of answering the central issue in the case against Idaho’s pro-life law – whether the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) requires doctors to perform emergency […]