Heart attacks and strokes decrease after COVID vaccination
The incidence of heart attacks and strokes was up to 10% lower after the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and up to 27% lower after a second dose, according to...
Arthritis drugs ease some symptoms of long COVID
A cause of persistent COVID respiratory symptoms has been discovered inside the lungs and a potential treatment has been identified to alleviate them using drugs already approved to combat rheumatoid arthritis.Long...
Europe does not approve the long-awaited Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended against approving lecanemab (Leqembi) – already approved in the US – to treat early-stage Alzheimer's disease because the cognitive benefits do not outweigh the...
Lenacapavir, the first drug against multi-resistant HIV funded in Spain
Gilead's Lenacapavir becomes the first drug funded in Spain to combat multi-drug-resistant HIV after demonstrating that 83% of patients achieve virological suppression 52 weeks after starting treatment.The multinational pharmaceutical company Gilead...
Weight loss drugs like Ozempic may reduce cancer risk
The use of Ozempic and other drugs of the same type to treat diabetes and lose weight is associated with a lower risk of developing 10 types of obesity-related cancer, including...
FDA approves donanemab, the controversial early Alzheimer’s drug
Lilly's drug donanemab (Kisunla), which promises to slow cognitive decline in patients with early-stage Alzheimer's, has been approved by the FDA after years of delays. Learn how it works, how effective...
Ozempic and Wegovy use linked to rare blindness
People who take semaglutide (Ozempic or Wegovy) to treat diabetes or lose weight may be at increased risk of developing a rare, potentially blinding eye disease called nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic...
Talc is “probably carcinogenic to humans” according to IARC
The WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer has evaluated the carcinogenic potential of talc and considers it probably carcinogenic to humans, associating it with an increased incidence of ovarian cancer.The...
Harvard reveals which antidepressants cause the most and least weight gain
A study analyzing the relationship between treatment with eight common antidepressants and weight gain shows which are associated with a greater likelihood of weight gain and which are associated with less...
First nasal spray containing adrenaline approved for allergic reactions
Eurneffy (epinephrine) is the first nasal spray containing adrenaline for the emergency treatment of severe allergic reactions, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommending its marketing in the European Union.Allergy is the...
This is Mounjaro, the King Kong of slimming products that lands in Spain
Lilly's revolutionary drug Mounjaro (tirzepatide) that helps control type 2 diabetes and lose weight will be available in Spanish pharmacies from July 1. Find out how it works, how much...
A weight loss drug, the first effective drug for sleep apnea
Tirzepatide, used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, could become the first effective drug therapy for obstructive sleep apnea, shown to improve the health and sleep of obese patients with...
A revolutionary drug to treat alopecia areata arrives in Spain
The first and only treatment indicated for severe alopecia areata in adults and adolescents aged 12 and older is now available in Spain after demonstrating its effectiveness in reducing the immune...
A new drug prevents 100% of HIV infections in women
Gilead's twice-yearly drug lenacapavir has been shown to prevent 100% of HIV infections in young women and adolescents in a clinical trial, marking an unprecedented milestone in the fight against this...
They approve the use of ‘Spanish’ artificial skin to treat large burns
The Spanish Medicines Agency has authorized the use in hospitals of UGRSKIN artificial skin, developed by scientists at the University of Granada, to improve the recovery of patients with serious burns.UGRSKIN...
Moderna’s combined flu and COVID vaccine proves effective
In its Phase 3 clinical trials, Moderna's experimental combination mRNA-1083 vaccine against influenza and the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has triggered stronger immune responses than the two vaccines alone.The pharmaceutical company Moderna has...
Viagra May Help Prevent Dementia by Improving Blood Flow
A trial shows that Viagra penetrates the blood vessels of the brain in people with vascular dementia and improves cerebral blood flow and vascular function, which could be key in the...
Drug changes the rules of the game for patients with bowel cancer
Giving the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab before surgery instead of chemotherapy significantly increases the number of patients with bowel tumors and a certain genetic profile who remain cancer-free.If bowel cancer is detected...
When stopping antidepressants, 1 in 3 people experience symptoms
A review of studies shows that one in three patients experiences symptoms when stopping taking antidepressants and its authors highlight the importance of monitoring and providing professional support during treatment discontinuation.A...
A ‘Trojan horse’ drug improves breast cancer survival
The drug Trastuzumab deruxtecan, which fights metastatic HER2+ breast cancer by acting like a 'Trojan horse' that enters cancer cells and destroys them, ensures that 67.6% of patients remain alive after...
New antibiotic kills pathogenic bacteria without harming intestinal health
A new antibiotic called lolamycin fights resistant bacterial infections without harming healthy gut microbes in mice and will help develop more selective and effective treatments against difficult-to-eradicate pathogens.Antibiotics are medications intended...
Cholesterol drug may help fight cancer
They discover that statins used to lower cholesterol can block pathways that contribute to the development of cancer associated with chronic inflammation and that these drugs would help prevent certain types...
Health will finance a generic drug with varenicline to quit smoking
Coinciding with World No Tobacco Day, Normon launches Varenicline Normon, a new generic that triples the chances of success in quitting smoking and which in Spain will be financed by the...
The double side of fentanyl: they reveal why opioids are more addictive
Swiss scientists discover how fentanyl acts in the brain to make this synthetic opioid so addictive and giving up its use generates intense discomfort, a finding that will help treat its...
Innovative vaccine against HIV trains the immune system to fight it
Four new studies reveal important advances in a new strategy for designing HIV vaccines that is based on stimulating the immune system to generate broad-spectrum neutralizing antibodies against the virus.Scientists have...
They recommend withdrawing a drug for pregnant women due to cancer risk
The European Medicines Agency has proposed withdrawing the authorization to market medicines that contain 17-OHPC and are used in pregnant women to prevent abortion or premature birth due to a possible...
A pill makes it easier for people with a common heart disease to exercise
An experimental drug significantly improves oxygen consumption during exercise in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, making it easier for them to perform daily tasks and reducing their cardiovascular risk.People with a...
A second vaccine against dengue is approved amid the American outbreak
The World Health Organization has endorsed a new dengue vaccine, Takeda's TAK-003, which it recommends giving to children aged 6 to 16 in areas with high incidence of dengue, a decision...
They point out the 15 drug-resistant bacteria that threaten humanity
The WHO updates the list of priority bacterial pathogens, highlighting 15 families of antibiotic-resistant bacteria grouped into critical, high and medium categories to help develop therapies to combat this public health...
Semaglutide reduces weight for 4 years and protects against heart attacks and strokes
They reveal important findings on the long-term benefits of semaglutide injections (Ozempic and Wegovy) in weight loss, but also in reducing cardiovascular risk in overweight or obese people.Two studies that have...
