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FACULTY Q&A A majority of older adults in multiple national surveys have reported a willingness to take fewer medications, but a University of Michigan study explores why many would not agree to stop a medication when recommended by their primary care doctor. Study: Factors Important to Older Adults Who Disagree With a Deprescribing Recommendation The contradiction and how doctor-patient communication comes into play is the subject of a study, "Factors Important to Older Adults Who Disagree With a Deprescribing Recommendation,” published online in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers are partners in a UK initiative to improve clinical imaging for research and the development of new treatments.

Science, Health & Technology Brett Goldhawk They're being hailed as an effective way to lose weight, but diabetes drugs like Ozempic may come with a heightened risk of severe gastrointestinal problems. That's according to new research from the University of British Columbia showing that medications known as GLP-1 agonists-which includes brands like Wegovy, Ozempic, Rybelsus and Saxenda-are associated with an increased risk of serious medical conditions including stomach paralysis, pancreatitis and bowel obstruction.

Scotland is set to receive its first total-body scanner in a boost to clinical research that aims to improve the detection, diagnosis and treatment of complex, multi-organ diseases Scotland is set to receive its first total-body scanner in a boost to clinical research that aims to improve the detection, diagnosis and treatment of complex, multi-organ diseases.

1920_stock-photo-grocery-shopping-as-a-delivery-service-for-quarantined-seniors-at-the-covid-coronavirus-epidemic-1692080692 People who shielded during the Covid pandemic say they have been treated like "second class citizens" whose needs have been ignored.

Almost 60 percent of all medicines displayed in the windows of pharmacies in Switzerland have no medically proven efficacy.

The highly effective vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India, leveraging Novavax's adjuvant is critical to reducing over half a million malaria-related deaths annually.

MIT spinout Kronos Bio, founded by Associate Professor Angela Koehler, studies the complex signaling networks of cancer cells to find new drug targets.

New funding will help Cardiff researchers further potential treatments for prostate cancer, through the first drug to target the BLC3 cell signalling pathway.

The University of Glasgow and Keele University have received a prestigious million-pound grant from the Medical Research Council to improve our understanding of a rare developmental disorder.

People with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of kidney disease, heart attack or stroke and are exposed to higher mortality.

First empirical evidence for Civica Rx, a health care utility, finds increased supply security and reduced costs for health systems, says study in NEJM Catalyst authored by two Cambridge Judge Business School academics.

Researchers can use the model to predict how engineered forms of insulin would perform in human patients, making it easier to bring these drugs to clinical trials. For diabetes patients who must give themselves frequent insulin injections, the risk of low blood sugar can be life-threatening. A potential solution is a type of engineered insulin that circulates in the body and springs into action only when needed.

Mindfulness practices such as meditation and yoga should be recommended to people with high blood pressure, according to a comprehensive review of lifestyle changes that can help prevent and manage the condition, co-authored by UCL's Professor Bryan Williams.

Waterloo Pharmacy students show resilience in the face of emergency By Milana Madzarac Faculty of Science When Melinda Bai (PharmD '24) and Shirley Ma (PharmD '24) signed up to complete their co-op wo

Research from academics at Bath and Lund, Sweden, urges healthcare professionals to tackle unethical marketing and support stronger regulation.

A new clinical trial to find a vaccine to protect people against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) launched last week (Friday 15 September 2023).  This is the third Phase I clinical trial of th

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Manchester have been awarded half a million pounds of funding from the Medical Research Council to produce a new immunotherapy for oesophageal cancer patients.

Study: Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder After Overdoses Among Medicaid Enrollees Could future opioid overdoses, fatalities and other harms of opioid addiction be prevented if hospital emergency departments made better use of effective medications for opioid addiction? A team of University of Michigan researchers thinks so.

AlveoGene will work on gene therapies for several rare lung conditions, beginning with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

The gold standard for the treatment of chronic wounds is thus obsolete . Once the leg is open, patients often begin a long journey of suffering.

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ÜBerkeley Lab) are launching three research projects as part of Doe's Biopreparedness Research Virtual Environment (BRaV

This could benefit patients diagnosed with suspected acute myocardial infarction. For decades, researchers have been looking for ways to make the active ingredient acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) - the active ingredient of Aspirin - more water-soluble.

A trial aiming to reduce infection and blood clot rates for children with cancer is being led by The University of Queensland across Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast hospitals.

A pioneering programme which is bringing affordable, reliable and portable diagnostics for multiple diseases to sub-Saharan Africa is set to be presented at an event linked to the United Nations General Assembly this week.

An Imperial surgeon specialising in the gut microbiome has published a new book to explain why it is important for our health. Consultant surgeon, Dr James Kinross , is Senior Lecturer in Colorectal Surgery in the Department of Surgery & Cancer at Imperial College London. He is also a consultant surgeon at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

Patient safety is a central aspect of healthcare and plays a role wherever patient care takes place.

Machine learning points out why antibodies fail to stay on target, binding to molecules that aren't markers of disease-and suggests better designs Study: Optimization of therapeutic antibodies for re

, Vulnerable groups, such as immigrants, face particular challenges in the health care system. Stereotypes, such as the insinuation of exaggerated pain expression, can have a significant impact on the care of these patients.

Professor Mark Servos discusses new variants of COVID-19 and the flu season  By Angelica Marie Sanchez University Relations The fall season means an increased risk of respiratory illness as we spend more time indoors with groups of family and friends.

A revolutionary ward-based genetic test which can prevent stroke related death has received a UKCA product mark, paving the way for its introduction to the NHS.

First drugs picked for Medicare price negotiations Thanks to the Inflation Reducation Act, Medicare beneficiaries will get transparent drug prices for the first time in history, explains Johns Hopkin

Early surgery for isolated cleft palate repair is more likely to achieve a successful outcome, according to an international study of newborn babies from across Europe and South America. The study was led by Professor William Shaw on behalf of the University of Manchester and Professor Carrol Gamble on behalf of the University of Liverpool, along with senior co-investigators from the Universities Gothenburg, Copenhagen, São Paulo, and Edinburgh.

Underfunding in reproductive health research, exclusion from clinical trials and misinformation mean women are being underserved by medical science.

The use of active mechanical circulatory support is growing rapidly around the world. The hope is that these systems will improve survival after the most severe form of acute heart failure, cardiogenic shock.

A major Cancer Research UK clinical trial aiming to find effective new treatments for patients with rare forms of the disease has launched in Scotland.