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Roivant’s Brepocitinib Phase 3 Dermatomyositis Trial Hits Primary and All Key Secondary Endpoints

Roivant Sciences Ltd. (NASDAQ:ROIV) is one of the best stocks to buy under $20. On September 17, Roivant and Priovant Therapeutics announced positive results from the Phase 3 VALOR study, a 52-week placebo-controlled trial evaluating the once-daily oral drug brepocitinib in patients with dermatomyositis/DM. This trial enrolled 241 subjects globally and is noted as the […]

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Why blood sugar control matters more than weight loss in preventing diabetes

For years, people with prediabetes have been told that losing weight is the best way to lower their risk of type 2 diabetes. But new research from Germany suggests that keeping blood sugar levels within a healthy range may be even more important than the number on the scale. The study, published in Nature Medicine [.] The post Why blood sugar control matters more than weight loss in preventing diabetes appeared first on Knowridge Science Report.

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Transphobes Thought This Evidence-Based Medicine Guy Was Their Pal. As Usual, They Were Wrong.

Its a bitter irony that so many of those who will sneer at expertise when the experts are saying something different from what their gut is telling them also have a tendency to make full-on icons out of those who they feel do agree with them. As we saw during COVID, any doctor, regardless of their actual field of expertise, who was willing to tell people that the vaccines were bad, that they didnt need to wear masks, that they could just take Ivermectin or something to that effect, was instantly elevated to celebrity (and a whole lot of money).