Roche’s New Weight-Loss Data Shows Lilly Isn’t Unbeatable in Obesity
The results, from a small trial of a drug called CT-388, hint that Roche could be a serious player in the weight-loss market in coming years.
The results, from a small trial of a drug called CT-388, hint that Roche could be a serious player in the weight-loss market in coming years.
Helen Teasdale, 45, says her bloating was dismissed as IBS for years, but as a nurse she suspected it was something more serious.
Not many people know what metabolic syndrome is, even though the cluster of conditions impacts their overall health and, potentially, their lifespan, experts told UPI.
"I found a dentist who would book me a chair for a full day and would come back every 30 to 60 min and give me more anesthesia. Usually, by about hour six, I would finally be numb."
"If they tell you it might be cancer and have you come back in a couple of weeks for a biopsy, say no and have them schedule it sooner. My tumor hardened and doubled in size in a couple of weeks."
Patients lying shackled and blindfolded on more than a dozen beds inside a white tent in the desert. Surgeries performed without adequate painkillers. Doctors who remain anonymous. These are some of the conditions at Israel's only hospital dedicated to treating Palestinians detained by the military in the Gaza Strip, three people who have worked there told The Associated Press, confirming similar accounts from human rights groups. Eight months into the Israel-Hamas war, accusations of inhumane treatment at the Sde Teiman military field hospital are on the rise, and the Israeli government is under growing pressure to shut it down. The military denies the allegations of inhumane treatment and says all detainees needing medical attention receive it.
The infected dairy worker has a new symptom not reported by the others.
Experts have long extolled the benefits of the Mediterranean diet and a new study adds to that evidence, finding it cuts the odds for an early death in women by 23%.
As weight-loss plans go, it’s easy to see the allure of intermittent fasting: Eat what you want, but only during certain windows of time — often just eight hours a day.
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Court of Appeal has cut damages awarded to a woman who was misdiagnosed with breast cancer and underwent an unnecessary mastectomy. It reduced the amount awarded to the woman by a B.C. Supreme Court jury in Vancouver last May from $400,000 to $250,000. Court documents say Dr. Robert A. Wolber performed the full mastectomy in 2016 in response to the misdiagnosis, but when the excised tissue was examined after the surgery, there were no signs of cancer. Reasons wri
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that affects hundreds of thousands yearly. The infection comes from a deer tick bite and though cases are highest in the northeast and upper Midwest, we also see people with the disease here in Florida. “I got my PhD in public health at the University of South Florida which was a wonderful experience,” said Tara Foti. With 20 years of experience in health care, Foti scored her dream job working at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California, one of the United States’ leading healthcare providers. “I got to work with a dream mentor and we did really impactful research about substance use during pregnancy,” said Foti.
Whatever we face in life, kindness always wins, says cancer survivor Jackie Scully
RCMP in Nova Scotia said Friday that they are investigating if alcohol was a factor in a fatal ATV crash on Monday. Police and other emergency responders were called to a logging road just outside New Ross, N.S., in Lunenburg County early that evening for the report of an overturned ATV.The side-by-side vehicle was carrying four people, including an infant girl. She was taken to hospital where she died.The driver, a 27-year-old woman, and a 52-year-old male passenger suffered serious injuries an
Health experts are criticizing the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care over its decision to keep the recommended age for routine breast cancer screening at 50, instead of lowering it to 40, which the U.S. is now doing. Heather Yourex-West looks at how the decision is being justified, how it compares to provincial guidelines, and what critics are saying.
A prominent gastroenterologist said he would tell Mike Tyson to postpone the scheduled July 20 fight with Jake Paul if he were treating Tyson.
Dr. Scott Hadland, chief of adolescent and young adult medicine at Mass General for Children, explains what a new study has revealed and how parents may want to introduce allergens to infants.
From sun safety to tick-borne illnesses, these are the health-related questions Canadians asked this week.
Entrepreneur and beauty expert Ateh Jewel shares the health wakeup call that forced her to reset her life
Last summer's COVID wave in California was big enough to cause significant disruptions. As a new family of subvariants takes hold, how bad will this year be?
After being in a life-changing car crash, Dr. Matthew Galati was told he would never graduate from medical school - but he overcame his prognosis. Now, he advocates for brain health.
After years of cancer treatment, I was shocked to find I had a new life-altering condition. Doctors were able to confirm a diagnosis after a bone scan.