The reductions come as chief executive Mike Doustdar attempts to revive the weight-loss drug pioneer’s market position amid intensifying competition and upcoming patent expirations for core blockbusters. Workforce Reductions and Cost-Cutting Measures Novo shed 13,000 jobs during the past year as part of an ongoing cost-reduction strategy, according to financial disclosures from the company. The … Read more
Children and teens prescribed GLP-1 medications for weight loss, prediabetes, or type 2 diabetes face a 16.8% risk of being diagnosed with nutritional deficiencies within their first year of treatment, according to a study published in the journal Childhood Obesity. Researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago analyzed national insurance claims … Read more
The Maldives has become the only country in the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia region to meet the United Nations target for reducing premature deaths from non-communicable diseases, achieving the milestone four years ahead of the 2030 deadline, according to the WHO. Non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular conditions, chronic respiratory diseases, cancers, and diabetes account … Read more
Adults aged 50 and older have a new option for fall immunization after the U.S. Produced by Moderna, the shot uses lipid particles to deliver mRNA sequences into human cells, instructing them to temporarily produce a harmless hemagglutinin protein to stimulate an immune response against circulating influenza strains. How the mRNA Flu Vaccine Works Compared … Read more
University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers are leading a $2.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to study how combined exposure to extreme heat and wildfire smoke impacts maternal health and pregnancy outcomes across the United States. According to principal investigator Dr. Jennifer Stowell, the research team aims to identify which pollutant combinations … Read more
According to a study published in the Journal of Asthma and Allergy by researchers C.-T. Hung, C.-Y. An, C.-W. Suk, T.-W. Lee, and S.-H. Hung, adult patients with asthma and type 2 diabetes who use tirzepatide experience a similar risk of asthma exacerbations over a 12-month period compared to those using semaglutide. The retrospective cohort … Read more
According to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, feeding urban-adapted lobster cockroaches an exclusively ultra-processed diet of potato chips and candy significantly increased their mortality rate to 47%, compared to 20% for those consuming unprocessed foods like apples and potatoes. The experiment offers a controlled look at how human-made, calorie-dense foods impact invertebrate … Read more
Waking up more than once a night to urinate meets the clinical definition of nocturia, a condition affecting about half of adults over 50 that can signal underlying health issues like diabetes, sleep apnea, or bladder dysfunction, according to health experts and recent studies. While a single bathroom trip is common, frequent nighttime awakenings disrupt … Read more
According to a nationwide birth cohort study published in the European Journal of Nutrition, higher maternal fish intake before pregnancy links to a lower risk of early-onset hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, while consuming fish during pregnancy associates with a reduced risk of late-onset cases among first-time mothers. Researchers tracking dietary patterns across more than 86,000 … Read more
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have identified human resistin as a critical driver of immune system activation, providing a new mechanism to explain how chronic inflammation is triggered and sustained across conditions like cardiovascular disease and diabetes. According to a study published in PLOS One, the protein acts as a molecular switch that primes and … Read more