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Long-Term Gantenerumab May Slow Decline in Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Disease

TUESDAY, March 25, 2025 – For individuals with dominantly inherited Alzheimer disease (DIAD), long-term treatment with gantenerumab, an anti-amyloid beta antibody, may delay clinical decline,...

Susan Monarez Named CDC Director

TUESDAY, March 25, 2025 – President Donald Trump has chosen Susan Monarez to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) permanently. She has served as acting director since...

Shared Your DNA With 23andMe? Experts Say It’s Time To Delete It

TUESDAY, March 25, 2025 – If you’re one of the 15 million people who shared your DNA with 23andMe, stop whatever you're doing. Experts say now is the time to delete your data. The genetic testing c...

Novo Nordisk To Pay $2 Billion for New Weight Loss Drug

TUESDAY, March 25, 2025 – Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company, has signed a major deal worth up to $2 billion for the rights to a new obesity and diabetes drug, the company announced March...

FDA Approves Gozellix (kit for the preparation of gallium Ga 68 gozetotide injection) for Prostate Cancer Imaging

Melbourne Australia | 21 March 2025 – Telix today announces that the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its New Drug Application (NDA) for Gozellix® (TLX007-CDx, ...

Younger Adults At Increased Risk For Colon Cancer

MONDAY, March 24, 2025 – Colon cancers have been steadily increasing among people younger than 50, even as cases have declined among seniors. That’s why guidelines now recommend that colon cancer s...

Heart Disease, Diabetes, Obesity? A Plant-Based Diet Can Extend Your Life, Study Says

MONDAY, March 24, 2025 – People dealing with heart disease, diabetes or obesity are behind the eight ball when it comes to their chances of living longer. But they can improve their odds if they...

Uncomfortable Bladder Tests For Women Can Be Avoided

MONDAY, March 24, 2025 – A small urine leak might prompt a woman to worry she’ll need an uncomfortable and invasive bladder test to treat her incontinence. But good news – such bladder pressure t...

New Guidelines Upped Lung Cancer Screenings, But Gaps Remain

MONDAY, March 24, 2025 – More smokers are getting CT screenings for lung cancer, thanks to guideline changes that included younger people and those who’ve smoked less, a new study says. However, s...

CA-125 Levels Vary by Patient Race at Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis

MONDAY, March 24, 2025 – Black and American Indian patients are less likely to have elevated cancer antigen (CA)-125 levels at ovarian cancer diagnosis, according to a study published online March...

Plant-Based Diets Increase Odds of Healthy Aging

MONDAY, March 24, 2025 – Higher adherence to plant-based diets is associated with improved physical and mental health in older age, according to a study published online March 24 in Nature Medicine....

Almost 3.6 Million Births Recorded in 2023, Down 2 Percent From 2022

FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 – The total number of births in the United States in 2023 was 3,596,017, which was down 2 percent from 2022, according to the March 18 National Vital Statistics Reports, a...

Total Injury Death Rate Increased From 2013 to 2021, Followed by Decline

THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 – The total injury death rate in the United States increased from 2013 through 2021, then declined through 2023, according to a March data brief published by the National...

Cheap Health Insurance Can Delay Cancer Diagnosis, Increase Risk Of Death

FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 – Considering a short-term health insurance plan as a cheap alternative to more costly comprehensive coverage? You could be rolling the dice when it comes to cancer, a new...

No Babyhood Memories? Study Provides Clues Why

FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 – Babies and toddlers are sponges, incessantly soaking up lessons from the world around them. So why, then, can’t adults remember specific events from their earliest moments o...

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