Benefits of Blood Donation

Frequent Blood Donation May Improve Blood Cell Health

Donating blood may do more than just help others—it could also enhance the health of your own blood cells. A recent study suggests that frequent blood donation may encourage the growth of beneficial blood cell mutations, potentially lowering the risk of blood-related diseases.   Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London analyzed blood samples from

workplace coffee and cholesterol

Coffee Machines in Workplaces May Raise Cholesterol Levels, Study Finds

A recent study by Uppsala University and Chalmers University of Technology has found that coffee from many workplace coffee machines contains high levels of cholesterol-raising compounds. The research, published in Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, highlights the difference between coffee brewed in these machines and coffee made using regular paper filter drip coffee makers.   

chronic kidney disease, Ozempic kidney disease approval

Ozempic Now Approved for Kidney Disease Treatment

The FDA has approved Novo Nordisk’s drug Ozempic for a new use: reducing the risk of kidney disease worsening, kidney failure, and death from cardiovascular disease in adults with Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). This approval is significant because Ozempic is now the first drug in its class (GLP-1 receptor agonists) with

Semaglutide weight loss

Novo Nordisk’s Higher-Dose Semaglutide Shows Promising Weight Loss Results

Novo Nordisk is exploring a higher-dose version of semaglutide to enhance weight loss treatments. In a recent phase 3b clinical trial called STEP UP, a 7.2-mg weekly dose of semaglutide helped participants lose an average of 20.7% of their body weight over 72 weeks. This significantly outperformed the 2.4-mg dose marketed as Wegovy, which led