With the use of GLP-1 medications on the rise, cardiologists are seeing benefits to heart health, and it might not all be related to weight loss alone. GLP-1 medications, including semaglutide, are a ...

The drug semaglutide, sold commercially as Ozempic or Wegovy, is well known for helping people lose significant amounts of weight quickly. Now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Wegovy ...

There’s mounting evidence that GLP-1 drugs have health benefits beyond diabetes and weight loss, for conditions ranging from addiction to Parkinson’s—and scientists are evolving theories of why. “Many ...

Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death globally. They include conditions such as coronary heart disease (CHD), heart attack, high blood pressure, arrhythmias, congenital heart ...

Using two types of cardiovascular drugs together could help to treat fatty liver disease and reduce the number of severe cases. This is the finding of researchers from the University of Barcelona (UB) ...

Cardiovascular disease can be managed with drugs that take various approaches, but few of them work by reducing inflammation. Novartis is getting an anti-inflammatory drug candidate through its $1.4 ...

Researchers found cardiovascular drugs were associated with 24.7 percent of all medication errors, followed by antibiotics at 19.1 percent, electrolytes at 11.3 percent, endocrine drugs at 8.8 percent ...

Background Drug exposure has been reported in association with Takotsubo syndrome, but the breadth and relative strength of ...

MDMA can increase your heart rate and blood pressure, which may be harmful if you already have a cardiovascular condition. MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) is a synthetic drug that elevates ...