The State of the Union Is … Busy
President Joe Biden is working on his health agenda, while Congress tackles overdue spending bills. Alabama lawmakers are fighting to reopen fertility clinics, and pharmacy giants CVS and Walgreens are…
Valisure warns acne treatments can create cancer-causing benzene
Valisure tested 99 acne products containing benzoyl peroxide and found that when exposed to higher temperatures, they can develop high levels of benzene, a potentially cancer-causing chemical. This was not…
Medicare drug price negotiation hearing pits pharma v Biden admin
Several pharmaceutical industry giants, including Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, and Novo Nordisk, brought a team of lawyers to a courtroom in Trenton, New Jersey, to challenge Medicare's…
How to model life’s trajectory from major diagnosis to death
Illness trajectories are a useful tool for understanding how individuals with progressive illnesses will likely experience decline over time. There are three established trajectories: rapid for cancers, intermittent for declining…
Individuals are more likely to have obesity in middle age if their parents had obesity, research finds
Research presented at the European Congress on Obesity found that individuals are six times more likely to have obesity in middle age if both parents had obesity at the same…
Current AI programs do worse at identifying skin lesions in people of color, research shows
Artificial intelligence (AI) in dermatology is gaining popularity for assessing, diagnosing, and treating skin conditions. However, a recent analysis of studies in the International Journal of Dermatology found shortcomings when…
What Are Vaginal Gummies? Debunking the Latest Health Craze
The content discusses the importance of understanding vaginal health and the misconceptions surrounding it. Experts like Karen Adams and Heather Irobunda emphasize that vaginas are self-cleaning and do not need…
FDA Approves Second Tocilizumab Biosimilar
The US FDA approved biosimilar tocilizumab-aazg (Tyenne) by Fresenius Kabi, making it the second tocilizumab biosimilar approved. It is available in both IV and subcutaneous formulations, similar to the reference…
Can Refined Carbs Affect Your Looks? Chronic Consumption Linked To Reduced Facial Attractiveness: Study
A new study suggests that chronic consumption of refined carbohydrates, such as white flour and table sugar, may reduce facial attractiveness in both men and women. The Western diet rich…
Fish-related metabolite tied to lower risk of chronic kidney disease: Study
A recent study has found that a metabolite derived from fish consumption may be linked to a lower risk of developing chronic kidney disease. The study suggests that this metabolite,…