Bempedoic acid lowered cholesterol by 21% in people at high risk for heart disease. Bempedoic acid lowered cholesterol by 21% in people at high risk for heart disease. Last month, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study exploring the use of bempedoic acid, a fairly new drug that was approved by … Read more
For citizen Posted on: 06 July 2023 12:20 (EAT) Mental health awareness. /ISTOCKPHOTO Advertisment They say a daughter first learns to love from her parents, both father and mother; but what happens when fatherly love is toxic? Sharon Zawadi, 22, knows all too well the impact a father’s actions can have on a daughter’s mental … Read more
By Taylor Knopf North Carolina U.S. Senator Thom Tillis convened a small group of state health officials in Raleigh last week to discuss his mental health and substance use legislative agenda. Tillis hosted the meeting during the week of the first anniversary of the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first major gun … Read more
Gov. Katie Hobbs demonstrated her political acumen during her recent showdown with the Republican-controlled legislature to pass an $18 billion bipartisan budget. She worked diligently with both sides to negotiate a deal that addressed some of the state’s greatest needs, especially affordable housing, infrastructure, and expanding health insurance for children. While these articles will have … Read more
Get notified about the latest news An Australian woman became the first person to undergo surgery for depression in Mumbai last month. The 38-year-old underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery after battling depression for 26 years and suffering to the point where her body stopped responding to traditional treatment methods. But what is DBS surgery? … Read more
You’ve probably heard of fight-or-flight responses to distressing situations. You may also be familiar with the freezing tendency. But there is another defense or survival strategy that a person can have: the fawn. When our brain perceives a threat in our environment, our sympathetic nervous system takes over and a person may experience any or … Read more
Long-Term Residential Mental Health Center, artist rendition (CNS): The opening of the long-awaited long-term residential mental health facility in the East End has been delayed for a further three months. Although she said less than two months ago that the project would finish in June, Health Minister Sabrina Turner has now said the facility won’t … Read more
Kava Ceremony in Samoa – University of California Digital Libraries In New Zealand, Pacific Island scientists just received a large grant to conduct an experimental study on the use of traditional kava preparation and the kava ceremony to treat PTSD. Believing it could help treat PTSD and other trauma in soldiers and veterans, police officers … Read more
Recent research indicates that rapamycin is the only drug that consistently improves mammalian longevity. Until 2009, researchers believed that aging was simply not curable, or if it was, only growth factors would be able to impact the seemingly inexorable process. Two scientific approaches were available that could delay age-related restrictions of diet and/or growth factors … Read more
The US biosimilars market gains 2 more adalimumab products: Idacio by Fresenius Kabi (adalimumab-aacf) and Hulio by Biocon Biologic (adalimumab-fkjp). Both Idacio and Hulio refer to Humira (adalimumab), one of the most profitable drugs in the world. Throughout July 2023, 8 biosimilars of adalimumab are planned to be launched in the United States. The launches … Read more