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RSV is back for the 2022-23 respiratory virus season and is unfamiliar to many. Click through this quick collection of myths already in circulation to prepare.

Semaglutide 2.4 mg (Wegovy) weight loss benefits in adolescents mirror those seen in adults, according to phase 3a trial findings presented at ObesityWeek® 2022.

ObesityWeek® 2022. Primary care clinicians report providing on average just 70% of a wide range of clinical weight management services, according to a new survey.

The FDA accepted the GSK BLA and granted priority review to what could be the first vaccine approved against RSV in adults aged ≥60 years, according to the company.

Topline phase 3 trial data showed 81.8% efficacy for the maternal vaccine against severe RSV-related illness in infants from birth through first 90 days of life.

ObesityWeek® 2022. Coagonism of the glucagon and GLP-1 receptors appears to result in greater weight loss than GLP-1 receptor agonism alone, study suggests.

ObesityWeek® 2022. Low awareness of antiobesity medications and concerns about cost, side effects revealed as barriers to wider uptake in a new study.

Black patients were also at significantly increased risk of stroke, bleeding, and mortality vs White patients 1 year following discharge.

The GSK RSV vaccine candidate has received favorable international regulatory attention which may be an auspicious sign for the US.

The findings underscore the importance of routine eGFR and UACR screening in primary care to ensure early detection of CKD and avoid related adverse outcomes.

In patients with prediabetes and untreated type 2 diabetes, a reduced carbohydrate diet improved HbA1c and other metabolic markers vs a usual diet.

Efficacy of the RZV vaccine against herpes zoster infection remained >80% in a long-term follow-up study representing 10 years since initial immunization.

High-dose dexamethasone is often prescribed for critically ill COVID-19 patients although there is no evidence for its efficacy. A new study looked deeper.

The overall US COVID-19 vaccination picture has both bright spots and dark areas. Get a quick look at details from the most recent KFF Vaccine Monitor survey.

The high-dose influenza vaccines provided greater relative vaccine effectiveness/efficacy vs standard dose in a cohort of more than 45 million.

CHEST. After a moderate COPD event, treatment with TT within 30 days significantly reduced risk for exacerbation over 12 months vs treatment after 30 days.

AAFP Board Chair Ransone points to recent data that show two-thirds of long COVID patients are already treated in primary care settings.

Another choice of booster may help increase follow-up vaccination among the 50% of US adults who have yet to get a first booster dose.

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It is clear that COVID-19 comes in waves, but it's too soon in the life of the virus to predict patterns, Ransone says. Strategy? Get shots in arms.

CMHC 2022. Post-hoc analysis of the LIGHT-UP study found GS200 significantly reduced postprandial insulin secretion in adults with overweight and prediabetes.

CMHC. PCPs and cardiologists appeared to perform only half of items considered necessary for care of T2D patients in a new simulated patient study.

In the absence of randomized controlled head-to-head trials comparing the 2 anticoagulants, study authors say clinicians should consider their findings when choosing treatment.

AAFP Board Chair Sterling Ransone, Jr, MD, encourages patients to get both shots at one visit; if they don't, he has strategies to bring them back for the one they didn't get.

AAFP Board Chair Sterling Ransone, Jr, MD, offers an Academy refresher on the annual push-back from patients that is so familiar to family medicine clinicians.

CHEST 2022. Tezepelumab significantly reduced AAER and improved lung function in patients taking 1, 2, or ≥3 long-acting β-agonists in addition to ICS.

About half of American adults plan not to get a flu shot this year; everyone is tired of COVID talk and prevention; but flu is brewing in the southern hemisphere, Ransone says.

Early age at either type 1 or type 2 diabetes diagnosis was associated with earlier age a menopause, suggesting an impact of diabetes on reproductive health, authors say.

Ransone hasn't had a case of influenza in his practice in 2 years, but with mitigation measures all but over and COVID-19 in the wings, this year could be different.

The investigational respiratory syncytial virus vaccine had an overall efficacy of 82.6% against RSV-LRTD, 94.6% against severe disease, and 94.1% in adults with comorbidities.