HAMBURG, Germany ― Once-weekly tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Lilly) added to insulin glargine resulted in greater reductions in A1c along with more weight loss and less hypoglycemia compared with prandial insulin lispro (Humalog, Sanofi) for patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes, show data from the SURPASS-6 randomized clinical trial. Tirzepatide led to a statistically and clinically significant reduction in mean A1c, at […]

Having an overweight pet could cost owners £1,500 in vets' bills per visit, claims data has revealed. Common health problems caused by excessive weight include cruciate ligament injuries, urinary tract disease, diabetes, and arthritis. Addressing cruciate ligament injuries can mean swallowing a whopping bill of £1,578.28, while urinary tract disease costs for cats are skyrocketing to a jaw-dropping £752.06. Data […]

New discoveries in the development of Alzheimer’s disease in a study led by Professor Michael Glickman and Dr. Inbal Maniv from the Faculty of Biology at the Technion were published in Nature Communications. Alzheimer’s disease was named after the German researcher Dr. Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906. The disease is characterized by the degeneration and death of […]

Photo: TimeDoc Health A long and deeply-reported feature story in the Washington Post on Tuesday put a spotlight on the stark effect that an epidemic of chronic illness is taking on too many millions of Americans. “Forty years ago, small towns and rural regions were healthier for adults in the prime of life. The reverse is now true,” according to […]

Australian researchers at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) have found that a genetic change that increases the risk of inflammation, through a process described as “explosive” cell death, is carried by up to 3% of the global population. The study may explain why some people have an increased chance of developing conditions like inflammatory bowel disease or suffer more […]

So you don’t believe in fairy tales, potions, and magical youth fountains? How about a magical sea that eases and cures psoriasis? Patients often use the word “irritating” to describe this baffling autoimmune disease. Psoriasis sufferers develop red marks and raised plaques on their bodies as a result of the hastened process of skin development. A psoriasis patient has skin cells […]

If you ever find yourself plagued by the itchy bite marks left behind by mosqiutoes then you might find yourself wondering why the insects are drawn to you in particular. Well, one dermatologist has revealed why the tiny bugs are more inclined to chomp on some of us more than others. And it seems the answer could be a little […]

PROFESSOR ROB GALLOWAY: Yes, long Covid DOES exist, but too many people have wrongly been told they have it The one — and fortunately only — time I got Covid I felt awful: exhausted, coughing, sore throat and all my muscles ached. A few days later, and with a negative test result, I felt well enough to go back to […]

Emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions for eating disorders increased during the COVID-19 pandemic in adolescents aged 10–17 years, as did ED visits among young adults and older adults, according to new research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Using ICES data, researchers compared observed and expected rates of ED visits and hospitalizations for eating disorders before (Jan. […]

Altered measles and mumps viruses could be used as a platform to create a trivalent COVID-19 vaccine that triggers immunity to multiple variant strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, new research in animals suggests. The study builds upon previous studies that involved inserting a highly stable segment of the coronavirus spike protein into the measles vaccine or mumps vaccine. In a […]