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Watch Out for Fake Ozempic: What You Need to Know
What is this alert about? In April 2025, the drug company Novo Nordisk told the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that fake versions of Ozempic (semaglutide) were found in the U.S. drug supply. Ozempic is a prescription medicine used to help adults with type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar and reduce the risk of heart problems. It should only be taken under...
Effective Treatments for Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation in People with Darker Skin Tones
What Did the Research Discover? Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) is a condition where dark spots appear on the skin after an injury, inflammation, or irritation. It is especially challenging to treat in people with darker skin tones (Fitzpatrick skin types IV-VI) because their skin naturally has more melanin, which can make treatments more difficult and...
New Insights on COVID-19: Why Snakes Aren’t the Source
What Did the Research Discover? Scientists investigated how the 2019-nCoV coronavirus (now known as SARS-CoV-2) spread to humans and whether previous claims about its origins were accurate. Earlier studies suggested that snakes were an intermediate host and that the virus had genetic sequences similar to HIV-1, raising concerns about its origin. To test these...
Understanding Dementia Risk in Parkinson’s Disease: What the Latest Research Reveals
What did the research discover? This research investigated how frequently patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) develop dementia, a feared long-term outcome. Older studies suggested that up to 80% of PD patients develop dementia, but this study used more recent data from two large research cohorts to provide a clearer picture. The study followed 417 participants...
New Drug Shows Promise for Treating Advanced Endometrial Cancer
What Did the Research Discover? Researchers studied sacituzumab govitecan (SG) as a possible treatment for advanced endometrial cancer (EC) in patients who had already undergone chemotherapy and immunotherapy. The study was part of the TROPiCS-03 trial, which included patients with various metastatic solid tumors. In this phase II study, 41 patients with advanced EC...
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Decline in Cognitive Function in MS Patients
What did the research discover? This study explored the link between vitamin D levels and cognitive function in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Researchers studied 181 MS patients at Policlinico Federico II University Hospital in Naples, Italy, measuring their blood vitamin D levels and assessing their cognitive function using the Brief International Cognitive...