New drugs line up to challenge Ozempic, Wegovy for weight loss After drugmaker Novo Nordisk tweaked its diabetes drug Ozempic into Wegovy—a formulation expressly designed to help users shed pounds—sales of both drugs skyrocketed. Jun 26, 2023 0 8
Mediation's role in parental disputes about child's medical treatment may have been oversold The role of mediation in preventing disputes between parents and doctors about a seriously ill child's medical treatment from escalating to litigation may be more limited than hoped for, suggests an analysis of rulings, published ... Jun 26, 2023 0 0
Age of those with mismatched biological sex and gender identity (gender dysphoria) is falling, study finds The age of those who are distressed because of a mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity—known as gender dysphoria—has been steadily falling, reveals research published in the open access journal ... Jun 26, 2023 0 31
Deep-ultraviolet photonics for the disinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in the cryogenic environment Deep ultraviolet (DUV) irradiation is a fast and effective way to inhibit the spread of pathogenic microorganisms, because it can directly destroy the genetic materials of microorganisms or prevent the effective replication ... Jun 26, 2023 0 14
Black, rural Southern women at gravest risk from pregnancy miss out on maternal health aid As maternal mortality skyrockets in the United States, a federal program created to improve rural maternity care has bypassed Black mothers, who are at the highest risk of complications and death related to pregnancy. Jun 26, 2023 0 1
Maximize memory function with a nutrient-rich diet Research suggests that the ability to maximize memory function may be related to what you eat. Following an eating plan that provides a healthier selection of dietary fats and a variety of plant foods rich in phytonutrients ... Jun 26, 2023 0 5
Research team uses genomic testing broadly for rare diseases, improves patient care A Mayo Clinic study published in Journal of Translational Medicine has evaluated the use of genomic testing broadly for rare diseases. With the increased use of genomic testing such as multi-gene panels, exome sequencing ... Jun 26, 2023 0 7
Intermittent fasting and traditional calorie counting shown to be about equal for weight loss A small randomized controlled trial found that time-restricted eating, also known as intermittent fasting, produced similar weight loss results to traditional calorie counting in a racially diverse population of adults with ... Jun 26, 2023 0 2
Ask the Pediatrician: What is the best first sport for kids? I always tell parents that for many reasons, swimming should be the first sport a child learns. Jun 26, 2023 0 31
New tool to help harness human pangenome diversity for clinical interpretation of variants Researchers from GeneDx have published a paper titled "Multiscale analysis of pangenomes enables improved representation of genomic diversity for repetitive and clinically relevant genes" in Nature Methods. The work details ... Jun 26, 2023 0 10
