Tiny drug delivery system could help treat bacterial infectionsUniversity of Waterloo researchers develop a liposome-based drug delivery platform that releases the drug in response to a toxin. Is it safe to deprescribe antihypertensives in older adults? U.S. researchers examine whether antihypertensive medication deprescribing is associated with myocardial infarction or stroke in long-term care residents. At long last: New consensus statement for off-label hair loss treatment Doctors now have guidance for using low-dose oral minoxidil. Atrial fibrillation: Doubts about the use of anticoagulants for young patients Doctors will now have to try to understand how atrial fibrillation—the most common form of arrhythmia worldwide—increases the risk of dementia or cognitive decline later in life. Does oral isotretinoin cause IBD in acne patients? Using for more than year might increase risk but not all are convinced. First needleless device for insulin administration now available in Canada InsuJet, a needle-free insulin injection system, uses jet-injection technology to deliver insulin subcutaneously in persons six years of age or older. 1 in 20 Canadians skip doses, delay refills due to cost: study Women, Albertans, young people, bisexuals and non-white Canadians were some of the cohorts found to have higher rates of cost-related nonadherence. Even with access to blockbuster obesity drugs, some people don’t lose weight What are researchers making of ‘nonresponders’ to those trying to take Wegovy or Mounjaro for obesity? Healthy Pregnancy Hub: New resource for info on medications in pregnancy Website is a cross-Canada collaboration of researchers. POP QUIZ: Migraine prevention The Canadian Headache Society has issued updated (2024) guidelines for the prevention of episodic and chronic migraine. First Previous 10 11 12 13 14 Next Last
