The blockbuster GLP-1 drugs that have reshaped the treatment of diabetes and obesity may help prevent multiple substance use disorders — and reduce the tragic outcomes they cause, a large new study finds. An analysis published Wednesday in a medical journal looked
WASHINGTON (AP) — As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is taking root: ketamine, the decades-old surgical drug that is now a trendy psychedelic therapy. Prescriptions for ketamine have soared in recent years,
Nilima Marshall (Independent), November 6, 2023: Keeping body weight, blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure in check while maintaining a healthy sleep regime and diet, doing regular physical activity and not smoking may slow the biological ageing process by around six years,
Birmingham (UK), Nov 4 (The Conversation) When people think of foods related to type 2 diabetes, they often think of sugar (even though the evidence for that is still not clear). Now, a new study from the US points the finger at
New Delhi, November 4, 2023: Type 2 diabetes raises the risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), which affects roughly 40% of people with diabetes. In many cases, CKD symptoms go unnoticed until the disease has progressed to a more severe stage, which
