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Medical Xpress / Availability of generic semaglutide removes barrier to affordable diabetes care, experts predict
In a novel analysis examining the economic implications of generic semaglutide entering the Canadian market, researchers predict that anticipated price reductions of up to 70% will dramatically increase both the cost-effectiveness ...
Phys.org / New research sheds light on Texas hill country floods
Two companion papers in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society provide new insight into the causes and predictability of the 2025 Texas Hill Country floods, the deadliest flash flood event in the United States ...
Medical Xpress / 1 in 4 American workers report staying in unwanted jobs for health insurance
Nearly one in four U.S. workers (24%) say they are currently in jobs they want to quit but stay with their employer for the health insurance, according to new research from the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America. ...
Phys.org / Why low-skilled workers are less likely to participate in continuing education
Low-skilled workers are less likely to participate in employer-sponsored continuing education programs than their more highly skilled colleagues. They are less convinced that acquiring additional skills has a positive effect ...
Phys.org / Urgent cuts to global greenhouse gas emissions needed to avoid worst sea-level rise flooding in the UK, study shows
A pioneering study has revealed that by the turn of the next century, at least half a million more people in the UK will be at risk of coastal flooding—a 25% increase compared with now. The research, led by the Met Office ...
Medical Xpress / Latest evidence on risk factors, early intervention, and strategies to prevent heart failure before symptoms develop
Heart failure already affects more than 60 million people worldwide and is one of the leading causes of hospitalization among people 65 and older. Although it is commonly associated with advanced cardiovascular disease, it ...
Phys.org / Testing innovation speeds up detection of deadly tick-borne disease
A new method at the University of Missouri could transform how Rocky Mountain spotted fever is diagnosed. The method detects the deadly tick-borne disease in just 40 minutes—a leap that could help patients get lifesaving ...
Phys.org / A native California wildflower isn't keeping up with climate change
The mountain jewelflower inhabits a wide swath of California and Oregon, from summer-scorched foothills to high mountains where snow falls during winter. But it is already suffering from climate change, with plants in the ...
Medical Xpress / Research suggests more patients with pre-existing disabilities could benefit from thrombectomy
Patients with moderate-to-severe disabilities before a stroke are frequently excluded from endovascular thrombectomy (EVT), despite representing a substantial proportion of patients with large-vessel occlusion stroke.
Phys.org / Not so terrible, after all: Two‑year‑olds just want to be independent
A 2-year-old is lying on the floor yelling, with their socks pulled off after spending 15 minutes trying to get them on in the first place. A caregiver might take a deep breath and think, "Here we go again—another 'terrible ...
Phys.org / Cameras on whale sharks reveal they are the snackers of the sea
New video evidence has revealed whale sharks, the largest fish in the sea, are serial snackers, feeding on large amounts of small prey at all ocean depths, according to research led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science ...
Medical Xpress / 2018 to 2024 saw rise in insurance denials for brand-name drugs
Insurance denials of initial attempts to fill brand-name prescription drugs with no generic competitors increased by more than two-thirds from 2018 to 2024, according to a study published online in the Journal of the American ...
