Academics from the Universities of Manchester, Nottingham, Edinburgh and Dundee found that dementia patients had a two-fold increased risk of developing pneumonia.
The deputy Speaker warns those in the public gallery to stop clapping during a debate of Covid and excess deaths.
Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his thirties to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always crept back onto his 5-foot-5-inch frame. A little over a year ago, the 58-year-old Manhattan resident went on a new weight loss drug called Wegovy. He’s lost 30 pounds, and has started eating healthier food and exercising—the habits behind many commercial diet...
Zepbound, a drug that rivals Ozempic, may one day be a treatment for sleep apnea, according to results from a new study.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends offering buprenorphine to teens addicted to opioids. But only 6% of pediatricians report ever doing do, according to survey results.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends offering buprenorphine to teens addicted to opioids. But only 6% of pediatricians report ever doing do, according to survey results.
Five people were arrested in Springfield as part of a joint operation to combat street-level drug dealing within the city.
PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Court officials report a man has been sentenced for hiding a woman's body after a deadly overdose. According to Pike County District Attorney, 31-year-old Sean Engle of Tafton, was sentenced to probation for 18 months and fined $800.00 for the crimes of abuse of a corpse Pennsylvania State Police responded to []
Five earthquakes struck Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, in eastern Taiwan on Monday within just 9 minutes, as reported by Central News Agency Focus Taiwan.The seismic activity occurred between 5:08 pm and 5:17 pm (local time)."Five #earthquakes struck Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, in 9 minutes between 5:08 p.m. and 5:17 p.m. (UTC 8)," CNA Focus Taiwan posted on X.ALSO READ| What do Taiwan's (and Himachal's and New York's) earthquakes teach us about our preparedness?Two...
Use of powerful medications linked to elevated risk of serious adverse outcomes including heart failureDoctors are being urged to reduce prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to dementia patients after the largest study of its kind found they were linked to more harmful side-effects than previously thought.The powerful medications are widely prescribed for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia such as apathy, depression, aggression, anxiety, irritability, delirium and psychosis. Tens...
An urgent warning has been issued to unofficial treasure-seekers, after
Old laws and the high cost of these drugs have been obstacles for wider coverage.