Common anti-nausea drugs linked to stroke risk in new study

A recent study found that certain anti-nausea and vomiting medications tripled the risk for ischemic stroke. The risk was highest for metopimazine, followed by metoclopramide, and then domperidone. More studies are needed to confirm the findings. Providers may use antipsychotic medications to treat conditions such as schizophrenia, psychotic depression, bipolar disorder, and dementia, which cause symptoms of psychosis or losing […]

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Sudden cardiac arrest kills 1 in 5 people, but cannot yet be reliably predicted

An analysis of more than 10,000 individuals has failed to produce a model that accurately predicts sudden cardiac arrest. The results from the ESCAPE-NET project are presented at EHRA 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Dr. Hanno Tan, ESCAPE-NET project leader and cardiologist, Amsterdam University Medical Centre AMC, the Netherlands says that their “study found […]

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US House Votes to Ease Federal Cannabis Rules

House lawmakers passed legislation on Friday to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, with Democrats and three Republicans voting to remove cannabis from the controlled substances list, according to The New York Times. The bill, called H.R. 3617 or the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, passed 220-204. The legislation is unlikely to pass in the Senate, the newspaper reported, […]

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Leaks after left atrial appendage occlusion heighten stroke risk

Patients who had leakage to the left atrial appendage due to incomplete device sealing after left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) experienced more clotting and bleeding events within a year following their procedure compared with patients who had no leaking, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session. The study, which included data from […]

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Could 2022 be the endgame for polio?

Polio eradication has advanced remarkably, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The limitations on travel and movement during the pandemic contained the spread of poliovirus in endemic countries—Afghanistan and Pakistan. Even circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) cases that accounted for most polio-related paralysis in recent years, have dropped. But the impact of the pandemic on health and routine immunization systems might make it […]

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Association between natural immunity and risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection and COVID-19 hospitalization

Against the background of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with high vaccine coverage in several regions coupled with increasing rates of new infections in some hotspots, a new Swedish study examines the protective effect of immunity engendered by natural infection in contrast to hybrid immunity. Study: Risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection and COVID-19 hospitalisation in individuals with natural and […]

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Novartis to save at least $1 billion by 2024 thanks to simplified structure

FILE PHOTO: The company’s logo is seen at the new cell and gene therapy factory of Swiss drugmaker Novartis in Stein, Switzerland, November 28, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/ZURICH (Reuters) -Novartis said on Monday it was integrating its pharmaceuticals and oncology units into an innovative medicines (IM) business to simplify its structure, targeting savings of at least $1 billion by 2024. “Integrating […]

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