A Swedish-led research team at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital has shown in a new randomized clinical trial that a low dose of the well-known medicine aspirin halves the risk ...

A Swedish-led research team at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital has shown in a new randomized ...

Healthy older adults who received aspirin experienced no significant long-term benefits against major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE); the rates of major hemorrhage were higher among users of ...

New research suggests a blood thinner called clopidogrel should replace aspirin, but both medicines have their pros and cons ...

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Medically reviewed by Beth Thomas, PharmD Key Takeaways Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that rarely requires supplementation, except in newborns, as it is easily obtained through the diet and ...

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Efgartigimod treatment in gMG patients led to reduced glucocorticoid use, with 26% ceasing use and 66% reducing dosage by at least 1 mg/day after one year. The study observed a decrease in reliance on ...

TxB2 is a biomarker indicating aspirin's effect on platelet aggregation, the clumping of platelets that leads to dangerous blood clots This rapid inhibition is critical during suspected heart attacks, ...

Cement production has crashed to a 75-year low in a blow to Labour’s aim to kickstart housebuilding across Britain. Only 7.3 million tonnes of cement, the main ingredient in concrete, were made in the ...

Trulicity is a prescription drug used to help manage blood sugar levels and lower the risk of heart problems in certain adults. It is available as a liquid solution in prefilled injection pens.