Page 10 - Latest Updates on Diabetes
Going off-patent, key diabetes drug likely to get 50-70% cheaper
Several drugs going off-patent in the anti-diabetes category have shaken up the market share dynamics
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US doctors reconsider Pfizer's Paxlovid for lower-risk Covid patients
On Tuesday, the CDC, citing case reports and concerns that relapsed patients could spread the virus, issued its advisory that Paxlovid users should isolate for a second five days if symptoms rebound
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Tech firm MFine helps people monitor blood pressure, glucose on smartphones
MFine has democratised health care at home by bringing these solutions on to devices that are more ubiquitous and affordable than wearables
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Long Covid-induced diabetes, depression can be treated by exercise: Study
Though no medically recognized treatment exists for Long Covid, a study suggests that exercise might break cycle of inflammation that develops diabetes and depression months after a person recovers
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Zydus gets regulator nod to market generic diabetes drug in American
Zydus Group on Wednesday said it has received final approval from the US health regulator to market diabetes medication Dapagliflozin tablets in the American market.
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Pharma company Abbott ties up with health tech firms for diabetes care
Abbott on Tuesday said it has tied up with health-tech firms like BeatO, Sugar.fit, PharmEasy, GOQii, 1MG and Zyla for diabetes care
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India's diabetes care market to reach $60 bn in next 10 yrs: Report
The diabetes care market in India is expected to reach about $60 billion in the next 10 years, from approximately $17 billion in FY2021, a new report said
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Statsguru: Obesity to diabetes, 6 charts explain health concerns for India
Data shows that obesity is increasingly growing among both men and women
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Biocon Biologics, Viatris launch interchangeable insulin biosimilar for US
These injections will help control high blood sugar in adult and pediatric patients with type-1 diabetes and adults with type-2
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IMA urges Covid vax, including booster dose if needed, for all diabetics
Noticing their vulnerabilities, IMA on Sunday demanded Covid-19 vaccination for all diabetes patients, including a third dose, if needed.
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Post-Covid fatigue is most prevalent in diabetes patients: Study
People with Type-2 diabetes who also suffered Covid-19 are more likely to experience severe fatigue than those who did not have the infectious disease, according to a new study released on Thursday
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Germany's Boehringer, Indian pharma in legal battle over diabetes drug
The German drug maker has obtained interim injunctions against MSN Labs and Dr Reddy's Lab
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NPPA fixes price caps for 12 anti-diabetic medicines
These include glimepiride tablet of strength 1 mg, with ceiling price at Rs 3.6 per tablet, while that for 2 mg is Rs 5.72 per tablet
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Study finds why people with diabetes develop severe Covid-19
A recent study by a team of international clinical researchers reveals the mechanism behind cytokine storm during coronavirus infection.
Startup Sugar.fit, which aims to reverse diabetes, to raise $10 million
Health and fitness firm Cure.fit and two others to invest the funds in a deal likely to by September
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Wockhardt's growth tonic: Covid vaccines add a third prong to biz strategy
In India, Wockhardt aims to make 2 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines within the next one or two years but has not disclosed the identity of the tie-ups
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Ethnic diversity helps identify more diabetes-related genomic regions
By including multi-ethnic participants, a large-scale genetic study by the University of Exeter has identified more regions of the genome linked to type-2 diabetes-related traits
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Two pandemics clash as doctors find that coronavirus spurs diabetes
When Ziyad Al-Aly's research team told him how often diabetes appeared to strike Covid-19 survivors, he thought the data must be wrong, so he asked his five colleagues to crunch the numbers again.
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Big Tech uses AI to arrest blindness among India's burgeoning diabetics
Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness and vision loss in adults and tech giants such as Intel and Google are building AI-based innovations to address such problems
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Covid vaccination voluntary, those already infected can also get the jab
A detailed FAQ released by health ministry has also addressed issues on suitability in co-morbid cases, delivery procedure among other things
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