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FDA Adds New Warnings to Labeling for Ozempic
September 29, 2023
The addition of ileus as a potential adverse event associated with the GLP-1 mimetic is not the first required for the class by the regulator.
One or More Cardiac, Renal, or Metabolic Conditions Affect 25% of US Adults
September 29, 2023
The prevalence of cardiac, renal, and metabolic conditions has significantly increased over 20 years and so has the number of US adults who have all 3.
A Pediatric Rehabilitation Physician's View on Poverty as Cause and Consequence of Disability
September 28, 2023
Amy Houtrow, MD, PhD, MPH, considers the impact of poverty on childhood disability and talks about opportunities to breach barriers to health care access.
Adding 3000 Ordinary Steps/Day Reduced BP in Sedentary Older Adults with Hypertension
September 28, 2023
An e-health lifestyle walking intervention partially supported by remote coaching led to significant improvement in BP in older adults as well as a desire to keep walking.
Oral vs Transdermal Hormone Therapy after Menopause Linked to Increased Risk of NAFLD
September 27, 2023
Among postmenopausal women taking hormones orally, the NAFLD prevalence increased from 25.3 to 29.4% while it decreased from 24 to 17.3% in those using the transdermal route.
GLP-1 Mimetics, SGLT-2 Inhibitors Understudied in Black Populations in Pivotal Trials, Benefits Questioned
September 26, 2023
Pivotal cardiovascular outcome trials that evaluated cardiorenal benefits of the newer classes were not designed to consider racial/ethnic variations, researchers state.
Biosimilar Liraglutide Noninferior to Reference Product in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes: Phase 3 Trial
September 25, 2023
The biosimilar to the GLP-1 mimetic Victoza proved noninferior for reduction of HbA1c and had similar positive effects on body weight, lipids, and blood pressure.
Waist-to-Hip Ratio More Consistently Associated with Mortality vs BMI: New Research
September 22, 2023
Waist-to-hip ratio was more powerfully and consistently associated with risk of all-cause mortality than BMI or FMI, but can it replace BMI as a clinical indicator?
Long-COVID Rehabilitation Interventions Improve Symptoms but Research on Safety Still Needed
September 21, 2023
Meta-analysis: Among persons with symptoms of long COVID, respiratory and exercise training were effective but pooled information on safety was "uncertain, imprecise."
Fatigue Common in Migraine, More Severe in Chronic vs Episodic Disease
September 20, 2023
Fatigue was positively correlated with frequency, duration, severity and chronicity of migraine episodes and more common among chronic migraineurs, a new study reveals.