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Many of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to lower drug prices in the United States are said to have been fulfilled through the recently launched direct-to-consumer platform TrumpRx, which is built on most-favored-nation pricing, which benchmarks domestic prices against international prices. But a new report in the New York Times says there may be some caveats to TrumpRx’s claims to offer “the world’s lowest prices on prescription drugs.” A study conducted by the NYT and German news agencies Süddeutsche Zeitung, NDR and WDR found that drug prices in Germany are lower than many drug prices listed on TrumpRx when compared…

Shares of Indianapolis drugmaker Eli Lilly have fallen more than 7% since investment bank HSBC lowered its rating on the stock from “hold” to “downgrade” on Tuesday morning. The uproar was sparked by a note from analyst Rajesh Kumar that cited pricing pressures and increased competition in the obesity market. Kumar also said in a television interview with Bloomberg that the market is “overly excited” about the company’s soon-to-be-launched obesity drug orforglipron. Assuming the oral GLP-1 treatment launches in early summer, analysts expect sales of $1.1 billion to $1.3 billion this year. “There is a possibility of disappointment,” Kumar said…

NEW YORK — The early death toll from the coronavirus pandemic was far higher than official U.S. statistics, a new study highlights the dramatic disparity in uncounted deaths. Approximately 840,000 deaths due to COVID-19 were reported on death certificates in 2020 and 2021. But a group of researchers, using some form of artificial intelligence, estimate that as many as 155,000 additional unrecognized deaths may have occurred outside hospitals over the same period. This means that about 16% of deaths from COVID-19 were not counted that year. Coronavirus skeptics are starting to win in court. As a result, access to vaccines…

New research published in communication biology It suggests that people who perform well on intelligence tests may have brains that can communicate more flexibly across distant regions. The study found that more diverse connections between major brain regions and more complex patterns of brain activity over time were associated with higher intelligence scores. Researchers have long sought to understand the biological basis of intelligence. Early research often focused on identifying specific brain regions responsible for higher cognitive abilities. In particular, the frontal and parietal lobes are often associated with reasoning, problem solving, and complex decision making. More recent theories suggest…

For more than a century, heparin has been used as the go-to anticoagulant to prevent the formation and spread of harmful blood clots in blood vessels and the heart. However, the main side effect is an increased risk of excessive bleeding, even for minor injuries such as small cuts to the skin. In ACS Central Science, researchers report the discovery of a snail-derived compound that blocks blood clot formation while maintaining bleeding control in mouse models. Blood clots are natural temporary bandages that seal wounds and stop bleeding. These helpful blood clots (called hemostatic clots) speed the healing of injuries…

Infectious diseases are a leading cause of death worldwide, and the diagnosis of bacterial infections remains a challenge in medicine. And given the increasing frequency of antibiotic resistance, it is more important than ever to ensure this is done. Now, the research published in ACS Central Science It has the potential to enable healthcare professionals to non-invasively diagnose bacterial infections using breath-based tests. Early experiments demonstrated the approach in animals suffering from pneumonia and infections of the bloodstream, muscles, and bones. In designing this study, we were motivated by an evolving trend in clinical practice in which patients and…

A review of new evidence by the Parent Scientists Group, including researchers from University College London (UCL), has found that young children who attend nursery school get sick more often than children who don’t, but are less likely to get sick during school age. All five authors of new books Clinical Microbiology Review Papers are parents of young children and are also researchers or clinicians at UCL, Cambridge University, Cornell University and North Middlesex University Hospital. They wanted to understand how often children typically get sick while attending daycare, why children are more likely to get sick, how it affects…

A protein already targeted by FDA-approved cancer drugs may also help the body fight the flu, according to new research from the Jackson Laboratory (JAX). Published in cell reportthe study found that programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1), a protein best known for helping tumors evade immune attack, instead helped the immunodeficient mice eliminate influenza-infected lung cells and survive the infection. This finding challenges long-held assumptions about PD-L1’s role in the immune system. Cancer treatments work by blocking PD-L1 and boosting the immune attack against tumors, and new research suggests that enhancing PD-L1 signaling may help control severe respiratory viral infections,…

In order to reduce the negative health effects of second-hand smoke, Japan fully enforced the revised Health Promotion Act in April 2020, and indoor smoking bans were introduced nationwide in restaurants and similar customer service facilities. However, the law includes a temporary exemption that allows existing small restaurants and bars to allow indoor smoking, provided individuals under the age of 20 are not exposed. To reduce the potential public health impact of these exemptions, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Chiba City have simultaneously implemented stricter second-hand smoke prevention ordinances aimed at further promoting smoke-free environments. The researchers therefore assessed the…

We have identified Mrep, a macrophage population that plays an important role in muscle repair. However, in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), Mrep acts as a pathogenic cell that causes heterotopic ossification. These research results are expected to contribute not only to muscle regeneration therapy but also to the development of new treatments for FOP. Musculoskeletal diseases are a major cause of disability around the world, especially in aging societies like Japan. As we age, decreased muscle mass and physical activity weaken the body’s structural support, increasing the likelihood of falls, bruises, fractures, and subsequent functional decline. These injuries not only…