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Oral glucose-lowering agents are potential alternatives to insulin for gestational diabetes

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With respect to the proportion of infants born large for gestational age, treatment of gestational diabetes with metformin and glyburide, if needed, does not meet the criteria for noninferiority versus insulin, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Elevance Health to Hold Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results on January 23, 2025

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INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV) will release fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results on January 23, 2025, at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (“EST”). Management will review these results and its outlook during a conference call at 8:30 a.m. EST that same morning. The conference call should be accessed at least 15 minutes prior to its start with the following numbers: 888-947-9963 – Access Code – 3972058 (Domestic) 312-470-0178 – Access Code – 3972058 (Inte

Kidney cancer study identifies factors for exceptional response to immunotherapy

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Metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (mccRCC), an aggressive type of kidney cancer, has historically presented limited treatment options. Immune checkpoint inhibitors, a form of immunotherapy, can lead to exceptional, durable responses (when the tumor substantially shrinks for a very long period of time) for some patients with mccRRC, allowing them to live longer with a better quality of life. However, the molecular reasons behind these exceptional responses have not been well defined.

Diet, microbes and fat: A new pathway controlling levels of body fat and cholesterol

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Beneficial gut microbes and the body work together to fine-tune fat metabolism and cholesterol levels, according to a new preclinical study by investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine and the Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell University’s Ithaca campus.

Some combinations of long-term health conditions linked to worse quality of life

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Certain combinations of long-term health conditions are associated with worse quality of life and should be taken into account when assessing patients.

Nonadherence to cancer screening varies by screening type

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Nonadherence to cancer screening varies by screening type and sex, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Early-life infection burden linked to risk for later infections

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Early-life infection burden is associated with an increased risk for later moderate-to-severe infections and systemic antibiotic treatments to age 10 or 13 years, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

UV light–based cell therapy offers new hope for lung transplant patients, reducing rejection and infection risks

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Researchers from the Vienna Lung Transplant Program of MedUni Vienna and University Hospital Vienna have published the first prospective, randomized and controlled study on the use of extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) in lung transplantation in the European Respiratory Journal. The findings could significantly change the standard procedure for rejection reactions after lung transplants.

An expert on happiness uncovers a worrying trend: ‘A collapse in the well-being of young people’

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Economist David Blanchflower studies happiness. And for more than two decades, the Bruce V. Rauner 1978 Professor has published over 30 papers revealing a stable pattern for how most people experience happiness and well-being over the course of a lifetime.

Strategies to mitigate xylazine-involved fentanyl overdoses: Lessons from Tijuana, Mexico

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A recent study published in the Harm Reduction Journal documents the arrival of xylazine to the San Diego-Tijuana border region, and shows the efforts of local physicians to address this emerging challenge in the nation’s overdose crisis.

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Some animals’ natural biological defenses could inspire new approaches to cancer prevention and treatment in humans

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BMI overestimates childhood obesity compared to waist-to-height ratio, study suggests

Dopamine plays an unexpected role in memory devaluation, research reveals

Oral glucose-lowering agents are potential alternatives to insulin for gestational diabetes

Elevance Health to Hold Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results on January 23, 2025

Kidney cancer study identifies factors for exceptional response to immunotherapy

Diet, microbes and fat: A new pathway controlling levels of body fat and cholesterol

Some combinations of long-term health conditions linked to worse quality of life

Nonadherence to cancer screening varies by screening type

Early-life infection burden linked to risk for later infections

UV light–based cell therapy offers new hope for lung transplant patients, reducing rejection and infection risks

An expert on happiness uncovers a worrying trend: ‘A collapse in the well-being of young people’

Strategies to mitigate xylazine-involved fentanyl overdoses: Lessons from Tijuana, Mexico

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