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Are new weight loss drugs an answer or problem?

World of DTC Marketing

In 2019, the OECD declared that developed countries’ plans to tackle the problem largely failed. A Harvard study found that almost half of Americans are expected to be obese by 2030, accounting for up to 18 percent of healthcare spending on related conditions, ranging from heart disease and stroke to osteoarthritis. .

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain interface chip set for human trials

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Neuralink has been promising that the technology will be ready for clinical trials soon for some time – first saying they were around the corner back in 2019 – so the latest announcement by Musk at an update last week may be met with some scepticism. Take action! Retweet this thread and tell @elonmusk to release the tapes! link] (12/12).

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Almirall/Lilly lebrikizumab offers potential long-term management of atopic dermatitis

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Minor side effects to long-term maintenance balance. Any clinical study seeks to achieve maximum results efficacy with minimal occurrence of side effects. However, side effects do happen. Regarding both common cold and headache, they are as well among the side effects reported for similar drugs.

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Cancer Patient-Support Program Uptake is Low: Here’s How to Change That

PM360

Among polled patients who had never accessed a cancer-support program, education about cancer treatments and their side effects (33%), as well as information to help them better understand their cancer (32%) topped the list of resources they wished they had received. 43, 165–169 (2019). Complement. Stoerkel, E. Complement.

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The pandemic-driven momentum of technology adoption in healthcare

Clarify Health

Healthcare is notoriously conservative in its adoption of technology. With the sudden physical distance between patients and healthcare facilities imposed by the lockdown, providers proved they could transition to virtual care instantly. Are patients justified in their fear of returning to a healthcare setting?

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Digital Self-Neuromodulation Therapy for PTSD: Interview with Oded Kraft, CEO of GrayMatters Health

Medgadget

These treatments at times come with a long list of side effects, leaving many patients in search of an effective long-term solution. For some patients with PTSD, psychotherapy may not be an effective option, they may find talking about their traumatic experience stress inducing, untherapeutic or ineffective.

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Expanding ketamine’s horizons to treat rare neurological disorders

Pharmaceutical Technology

In March 2019, the American regulator approved esketamine , an enantiomer of ketamine, for use in treatment-resistant depression as a nasal spray. Moreover, it can only be used in a certified healthcare setting, not at home. Generally, side effects are present in high doses, he explains.