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Trial Backs Metabolic Surgery as Long-Term Diabetes CurePosted on Friday January 22, 2021
(MedPage Today) -- For long-term diabetes remission, metabolic surgery is an effective option, 10-year data suggested. In a randomized trial of 60 patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity, diabetes remission rates were significantly higher in...
Track the Vax: Now Comes the Hard Part for Vaccine PrioritiesPosted on Friday January 22, 2021
(MedPage Today) -- Topic: MedPage Today speaks with two experts to wade through ethical considerations as the U.S. undergoes the largest and fastest mass vaccination program in history. Guests: John Loike, PhD, a bioethicist and biology professor...
Drug Prices: We've Seen This Movie BeforePosted on Friday January 22, 2021
(MedPage Today) -- Before 1973, when the Arab oil embargo upended the U.S. auto industry, Americans witnessed an annual ritual by carmakers. In the late summer, the Big Three -- Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors -- would release sticker prices...
Anaphylaxis Cases With Moderna COVID-19 Vax Follow Similar PatternPosted on Friday January 22, 2021
(MedPage Today) -- Ten cases of anaphylaxis and over 100 cases of severe allergic reactions were reported following administration of the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, but nearly all were among those with a history of allergic reactions...
Full-Dose Clot Prophylaxis Improves Outcomes in Moderate COVID-19Posted on Friday January 22, 2021
(MedPage Today) -- Therapeutic anticoagulation for thromboembolic prophylaxis improved outcomes and possibly survival in a hospitalized but not critically ill COVID-19 population, according to topline results of three large platform trials released...