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High blood pressure is the number one reason that most people visit their doctor. Known as the “silent assassin,” it often creeps in quietly. You feel fine, yet the force in your arteries runs high day after day. The top number, called systolic pressure, is the one doctors watch most closely because it signals how hard your heart is working …

“I’m in awe of the science and so hopeful for the future. My dream is that one day treatments like this will be accessible and affordable to everyone, everywhere,” Khloe shared. When it comes to new moves in medicine, the Kardashians will be the first in line to try it. Khloe Kardashian is the latest to receive muse stem cell …

Scientists have developed a potential new method for corrective eye surgery that doesn’t use lasers, but instead shapes the eye’s outer surface using an electrical current. The method has so far been tested only in animals, but the researchers who pioneered it hope that it will someday offer an alternative or complement to conventional LASIK surgery. The team presented their …

Research has long pointed to a link between poor gum health and a higher risk of cardiovascular disease — and now, a new trial suggests that treating severe gum disease may reduce the narrowing of a major artery over time in otherwise healthy people. Likely by reducing inflammation, this routine oral hygiene procedure may be an unsung way of minimizing …

Fortuna’s North Pacific Dermatology Says It Is First in Humboldt County to Offer Nonsurgical Treatment for Common Skin Cancer  Redheaded Blackbelt Source link

UC Davis Medical Center will soon become the first special pathogen treatment center in Northern California. The new classification, known as National Special Pathogens System (NSPS) Level 2, means the hospital will be able to treat patients infected with contagious infectious diseases like Ebola and the Marburg virus. UC Davis said the new classification is thanks to $1.2 million in …

A novel implant has shown it can slow vision loss in macular telangiectasia type 2, offering the first approved treatment for this rare disorder. Credit: Stock Phase 3 clinical trial results from Scripps Research and its collaborators supported FDA approval of ENCELTO, the first cell-based treatment for the neurodegenerative retinal disease known as MacTel. For individuals with macular telangiectasia type …

Lilly’s oral GLP-1, orforglipron, is successful in third Phase 3 trial, triggering global regulatory submissions this year for the treatment of obesity  Eli Lilly and Company Eli Lilly’s weight loss pill orforglipron clears its latest trial, paving way for approval  CNBC Eli Lilly Ready to Seek Obesity Pill Green Light After Study Hits Goals  The Wall Street Journal Eli Lilly’s weight-loss pill meets …

Immunotherapy vaccine attacks cancer cells A virus that infects the humble black-eyed pea plant is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy—thanks to researchers at the University of California San Diego. The team led by chemical and nano engineers just published their study in Cell Biomaterials, showing how the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV), unlike other plant viruses, is …

DAWNZERA (donidalorsen) approved in the U.S. as first and only RNA-targeted prophylactic treatment for hereditary angioedema  Business Wire US FDA approves Ionis’ drug for rare genetic disorder  Reuters FDA approves Ionis drug that prevents swelling attacks caused by a rare disease  statnews.com FDA clears Ionis’ Dawnzera as first RNA-targeting preventative shot for HAE  FirstWord Pharma FDA approves Ionis’ hereditary angioedema drug  BioPharma Dive Source link