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The Foundation for the NIH has announced the launch of a public-private partnership to advance knowledge of and accelerate drug development for individuals affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.the Accelerating Medicines Partnership in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (AMP ALS), launched with roughly $60 million in funding, will combine resources and expertise of the National Institute of
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Mashup Score: 0Speak with your patients about cannabis - 8 day(s) ago
As healers, we are most comfortable and confident when we can rely on the long-established armamentarium of countless medications created by the American pharmaceutical industry. This arsenal of disease-fighting weapons is evidence based, precisely measurable and usually supported by decades of well-documented research and clinical experience.
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Dispensing of GLP-1 receptor agonists increased nearly 600% among adolescents and young adults in the United States from 2020 to 2023 and was particularly significant among girls and young women, a new study showed.According to Joyce M. Lee, MD, MPH, a professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and colleagues, interest in GLP-1
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Mashup Score: 0CDC: Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2023 - 8 day(s) ago
Drug overdose deaths in the United States decreased in 2023 for the first time in half a decade, preliminary CDC data showed.The decrease “is heartening news for our nation and demonstrates we are making progress to prevent deaths from drug overdoses,” CDC Chief Medical Officer Deb Houry, MD, MPH, said in a press release. “The decrease is a testament to the hard work by all of
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For those with epilepsy who may become pregnant and their potential offspring, medications must optimize seizure control as well as outcomes for the fetus, according to new guidelines presented in Neurology.“Infants born to people with epilepsy are at increased risk of major congenital malformations, adverse perinatal outcomes and adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes,” Alison M. Pack,
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Persistent shorter sleep durations during childhood were associated with a greater risk of psychosis disorder and psychotic episodes during early adulthood, a study in JAMA Psychiatry showed.“It’s entirely normal for children to suffer from sleep problems at different points in their childhood, but it’s also important to know when it might be time to seek help,” Isabel
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Mashup Score: 0ACP calls for solutions to physician shortages, compensation - 10 day(s) ago
The ACP held its annual leadership event May 14 and 15 in Washington, D.C., where members of the organization met with U.S. lawmakers to discuss their health policy priorities.Some of the policies at the center of the advocacy event included issues within the physician workforce, physician compensation and step therapy protocols.
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Mashup Score: 0Umbrella review captures impact of plant-based diets on cancer, cardiometabolic diseases - 10 day(s) ago
An umbrella review of 2 decades of research showed that vegan and vegetarian diets were associated with a greater lipid profile and reduced risk for cancer and death.Healthy plant-based diets have previously been tied to lower risks for cancer and other chronic conditions. However, these analyses were limited by study heterogeneity, and other research has highlighted potential consequences of
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NEW YORK — Administering marijuana to patients who may benefit from its therapeutic properties is a “complex sociopolitical and medical” issue, Brody Montoya, DO, says in this Healio video from the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting. Earlier this month, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced plans to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I substance
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Mashup Score: 1VIDEO: ‘Clinically significant’ cognitive improvement found with Angelman syndrome drug - 10 day(s) ago
DENVER — Treatment with a novel therapeutic led to clinically significant improvement in cognition for young persons with Angelman syndrome, Kemi Olugemo, MD, FAAN, said in this Healio video at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.An investigational, intrathecally administered antisense oligonucleotide, GTX-102-001 is being investigated in an ongoing phase 1/2 open-label
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This week, @FNIH_Org announced the launch of a public-private partnership to advance knowledge of and accelerate drug development for #ALS. https://t.co/1aeRcvUM6r