08 Sep, 2024
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The Skyrizi Commercial Explained: Drug Uses, Side Effects, And More – Health Digest

Skyrizi weakens your immune system, which is one of the main concerns when it comes to the biologic. Your likelihood of developing infections increases with this medication. Typically, your doctor will check you for infections and tuberculosis (TB) before starting treatment with Skyrizi and treat you for TB (if you have it) before starting you on the drug. […]

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The Trulicity Commercial Explained: Drug Uses, Side Effects, And More – Health Digest

Make your doctor aware of all medications you take including vitamins, herbs, supplements, and over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. This is particularly important if you take other diabetes treatment drugs such as: When used with Trulicity, these drugs can increase one’s risk of hypoglycemia. While Trulicity can be taken with insulin in some cases, the drugs should […]

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The Pfizer Super Bowl Commercial Explained: What They’re Doing In The Fight Against Cancer – Health Digest

Pfizer says its vision is to live in “a world where people with cancer live better and longer lives.” To show its dedication to cancer research, 40% of its funds for research and development go to improving cancer therapy. In 2023, Pfizer’s medicine to help treat prostate cancer was approved, as was an antibody that […]

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The Rinvoq Commercial Explained: Drug Uses, Side Effects, And More – Health Digest

Rinvoq may be an option for patients who are unable to take, or did not benefit from, other treatment drugs for inflammatory conditions. This includes the TNF-alfa inhibitor Humira (via Drugs.com). As a JAK inhibitor, Rinvoq does have its differences and may potentially benefit patients who have yet to find symptom relief. While both drugs […]

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TV Producer Norman Lear’s Cause Of Death Explained – Health Digest

Congestive heart failure, which is the leading cause of hospitalizations in those over 65 in the U.S., is a long-term condition characterized by your heart not being able to pump blood to the rest of your body like it’s supposed to (via Cleveland Clinic). Because of this glitch in your heart’s capacity, blood starts to […]

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine Star Andre Braugher’s Cause Of Death Explained – Health Digest

Roy Rochlin/Getty Images At the age of 61, renowned, award-winning actor Andre Braugher passed away on Monday, December 11, 2023, CNN has confirmed. The star’s publicist, Jennifer Allen, stated that Braugher died following a “brief illness.” On December 14, his rep confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that the cause was lung cancer. With a decades-long […]