What did the research discover? Researchers studied two different treatments for major depressive disorder (MDD): Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). They wanted to see which one worked better for treating depression and which had fewer effects on memory and thinking skills. The study gathered data from 10 different studies, including...
What Did the Research Discover? This study looked at whether people with a history of opioid use disorder (OUD) experience increased pain sensitivity and if this is linked to opioid use. Researchers analyzed 39 studies involving over 1,300 people with OUD and 700 people without OUD. The main focus was on how patients responded to cold pain, measured using a cold...
What did the research discover? Researchers examined biosimilar drugs as a cost-effective alternative to biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Biosimilars of adalimumab, etanercept, infliximab, and rituximab have been approved in the U.S. and Europe, offering comparable safety and effectiveness to their reference...
What Did the Research Discover? Researchers studied how vision works and what happens when certain parts of the eye stop functioning properly. They focused on the retina, the thin layer of tissue at the back of the eye that helps us see by turning light into signals sent to the brain. The study explained how the retina has two types of photoreceptors: cones, which...
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...
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...