A New Blood Thinner On The Horizon

A New Blood Thinner On The Horizon

InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. Irregular heartbeats can frequently lead to blood clots and put patients at risk for strokes. getty The number of Americans with irregular heartbeats, known as atrial fibrillation, is expected to top 12 million people by the end of the …

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FDA OKs Lilly’s Weight Loss Drug

FDA OKs Lilly’s Weight Loss Drug

InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. On a chemical level, Zepbound is the same as Mounjaro, Lilly’s GLP-1 agonist already approved to treat diabetes. Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The FDA approved Eli Lilly’s injectable weight loss drug today to be marketed …

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Are Bacteria The New Ozempic? Research Finds Promising Gut Microbe That Could Help Fight Obesity

Are Bacteria The New Ozempic? Research Finds Promising Gut Microbe That Could Help Fight Obesity

Topline Researchers have discovered gut microbes that could one day be harnessed to help diagnose, prevent and treat conditions like obesity, prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, according to research published Wednesday in Nature, the latest breakthrough in our understanding of the human microbiome that promises to unlock a new era of medical innovation. Gut bacteria …

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Lack of ‘Direct Evidence’: Intelligence Agencies Rule out Covid Lab Leak

Lack of ‘Direct Evidence’: Intelligence Agencies Rule out Covid Lab Leak

Welcome to InnovationRx, your weekly healthcare news digest. Don’t miss out on the latest updates; subscribe here to have it delivered to your inbox. Declassified intelligence reports have found no direct evidence supporting the lab leak theory as the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic. The report, prepared by the National Intelligence Officer for Weapons of …

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