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J&J beats forecasts as sales of new drugs shine

August 25, 2021 at 4:01 a.m.

(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson reported quarterly earnings well above expectations, as strong sales of new drugs offset weak demand for consumer products and medical devices, and the company slightly...

Exclusive: Heart docs seek curbs on kidney-zapping hypertension devices

May 14, 2019 at 5:52 a.m.

(Reuters) - Several leading U.S. and European heart doctors are calling for curbs, or even a moratorium, on using devices meant to lower blood pressure by zapping kidney arteries, following...

Weight loss surgery helps many reverse type 2 diabetes: study

May 14, 2019 at 5:49 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bariatric weight loss surgery on obese patients with type 2 diabetes helped many get their blood sugar to healthy levels and to no longer require any diabetes...

Steroids shown to hurt, not help, patients in bypass surgery

May 14, 2019 at 5:49 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A longstanding practice of giving steroids to patients during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery to reduce inflammation failed to help patients and actually increased the risk of heart attacks,...

Medtronic valve for heart defects works well a year later: study

May 14, 2019 at 5:49 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A non-surgically implanted heart valve meant to delay open heart surgery in children with congenital heart defects worked well for all but a few patients during a...

Daylight saving time linked to heart attacks: study

May 14, 2019 at 5:49 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Switching over to daylight saving time, and losing one hour of sleep, raised the risk of having a heart attack the following Monday by 25 percent, compared...

Amgen drug lowers cholesterol up to 66 percent in pivotal studies

May 14, 2019 at 5:49 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amgen Inc's drug from a high profile new class of experimental medicines lowered "bad" LDL cholesterol by 55 percent to 66 percent compared with a placebo in...

Diet drinks raise heart concern in postmenopausal women

May 14, 2019 at 5:49 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Diet drinks may increase the risk of heart attacks, stroke and other heart problems in postmenopausal women, according to an informal study that could take some fizz...

Amgen drug meets goal for those with high genetic cholesterol

August 25, 2021 at 3:03 a.m.

(Reuters) - Amgen Inc said its experimental new type of cholesterol-fighting drug met the primary goal of a late-stage trial by slashing "bad" LDL cholesterol levels in patients with a...

Amgen drug meets goal for those with high genetic cholesterol

May 14, 2019 at 5:45 a.m.

(Reuters) - Amgen Inc said its experimental new type of cholesterol-fighting drug met the primary goal of a late-stage trial by slashing "bad" LDL cholesterol levels in patients with a...

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