by sagesgroup | Oct 22, 2023 | Biology, Drugs, Health, homepage, hp-latest, Medicine, Syndicated, The Conversation
— Boston Globe/Boston Globe/Getty Images If you have ever gotten a vaccine or received an intravenous drug and did not come down with a potentially life-threatening fever, you can thank a horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). How can animals, which are often called...by sagesgroup | Aug 8, 2023 | Drugs, Health, homepage, hp-latest, Medicine, Mental Health, reproductive health
On August 4, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first-ever oral treatment specifically for postpartum depression. Zuranolone from Biogen and Sage Therapeutics, Inc. is a pill taken daily for 14 days and marks just the second approved medication for...by sagesgroup | Jul 27, 2023 | Drugs, Health, homepage, hp-latest, Mind & Body news, Mind and Body
Odds are you’ve not only heard of the diabetes-turned-weight-loss-drug Ozempic but also seen all the celebrity glow-ups and read beaming testimonials propping the drug, and others like it, as a weight loss godsend from pharmaceutical heaven. Over the past several...by sagesgroup | Jan 29, 2023 | Book Excerpt, Drugs, Health, Mental Health, Psychology, Science, Syndicated
It was time for Dr. Musavi to convey the sad news. With her health rapidly declining, his patient, Mrs. Ozra, had less than two weeks to live. Summoning the family together, he encouraged them to make arrangements. Although it was obvious to the clinician, this news...by sagesgroup | Jan 17, 2023 | Animals, Biology, Drugs, Innovation, Medicine, Syndicated, technology, The Conversation
Bringing a new drug to market costs billions of dollars and can take over a decade. These high monetary and time investments are both strong contributors to today’s skyrocketing health care costs and significant obstacles to delivering new therapies to patients. One...by sagesgroup | Jan 8, 2023 | Alcohol, Drugs, Health, Medicine, Mental Health, Mind and Body, Syndicated, The Conversation
Campaigns that challenge people to abstain from alcohol for one month — often in support of a good cause — have emerged across the globe over the past decade. Dry January officially launched in 2013 with a public health campaign by British charity Alcohol Change....