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Should Optometry Play a Bigger Role in Wet AMD Monitoring?

(MedPage Today) -- As U.S. optometrists push to expand their scope of practice, a recent British randomized trial suggested that community optometrists could safely play a large role in the monitoring of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration...

Should Optometry Play a Bigger Role in Wet AMD Monitoring?

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Could GLP-1 Drugs Help Us Live Longer? New Study Shows Promise

A new animal-based study has found GLP-1s could have the potential to do more than curb appetite—they may even extend life span.

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  • Female mice treated with semaglutide lived 834 days, compared to 742 days for the control group.

Uganda: How C-Care Uganda Rallied Behind Thousands At the 2026 Rotary Cancer Run

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- At the weekend, C-Care Uganda once again joined the Rotary Cancer Run as a key healthcare partner, bringing its medical expertise closer to participants and…

  • C-Care Uganda provided medical support at 2026 Rotary Cancer Run.
  • Dr Miriam Mutero Musinga highlighted partnership's healthcare mission.
  • Run aimed to raise UGX 5 billion for cancer treatment center.

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