The division lost about 1,000 staff this year amid turnover and morale concerns read on >
Dr. Richard Pazdur Appointed to Lead FDA’s Drug Division After Turbulent Year
A little about: Weekly Sauce
All Sauce from Weekly Sauce:
Poor Sleep Nearly Doubles a Runner’s Risk of Injury, Study Finds
If you’re a regular runner, logging miles on little sleep might be doing more harm than you think. A new study found that runners who slept poorly were nearly twice as likely to get hurt. The study, published in the journal Applied Sciences, surveyed 425 recreational runners and tracked their sleep habits and injuries over… read on > read on >
New Merck Pill Cuts ‘Bad’ Cholesterol by 60%, Potentially Replacing Injections
A new pill from Merck could change how millions of people treat high cholesterol and help prevent heart attacks and strokes without the need for injections. The drug, called enlicitide, slashes levels of harmful LDL cholesterol by up to 60%, similar to injectable PCSK9 drugs already on the market. The pill blocks a liver protein… read on > read on >
Heart Health Impact Of Food Deserts Can Be Blunted By Healthy Grocery Deliveries, Study Says
Black adults living in food deserts can beat high blood pressure, with a little help. Folks living in an area with few grocery stores had a greater reduction in blood pressure if they participated in a program that home-delivered healthy eats, researchers recently reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association. They fared better… read on > read on >
Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Diabetes Risk In Young Adults
Chowing down on ultra-processed foods – fast food, packaged snacks, heat-and-eat meals – increases young adults’ risk of health problems that contribute to diabetes, a new study warns. An increase in ultra-processed food intake is associated with a higher risk of prediabetes, in which early-stage high blood sugar can lead to type 2 diabetes, researchers… read on > read on >
Headaches Affect Almost a Third of People Worldwide
Do you have regular migraine headaches? If so, you’ve got a lot of company. Nearly 1 in every 3 people worldwide suffer from a headache disorder, affecting almost 3 billion people, researchers will report in the December issue of The Lancet Neurology. It’s especially bad for women, who experience more than double the lifetime headache-related… read on > read on >
High Blood Pressure Rates Double Among Children & Teens
The rate of kids and teens with high blood pressure worldwide nearly doubled over the past two decades, according to a startling new report. In 2020, more than 6% of children and adolescents under 19 had high blood pressure, up from around 3% in 2000, researchers reported Nov. 12 in The Lancet Child & Adolescent… read on > read on >
Personalized Prehabilitation Improves Surgery Outcomes, Trial Finds
People facing a major surgery might understandably think they need to conserve their energy, both for the procedure as well as the rehabilitation to follow. But they’d be better off if they engaged in “prehabilitation.” And a new study found prehab works best if a patient receives some one-on-one attention. Patients who got a personalized… read on > read on >
FDA Lifts Major Warnings on Hormone Replacement Therapy
Officials say the warnings were based on outdated 2002 study data involving older patients and old drug formulas read on >
Why Ultra-Processed Foods Dominate the Grocery Store — and What it Means for Your Health
They’re tasty, affordable and satisfy fast — ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) dominate the American diet, accounting for more than half of the calories consumed by the average adult, and even more for children. These foods are a growing public health concern and federal health officials are working to remove some from food assistance programs. But experts… read on > read on >