
The pluripotent GLP-1 mimetic reduced risk for renal disease endpoints by 24% and MACE by 18% plus significantly retarded decline in eGFR vs placebo, study authors reported.

The pluripotent GLP-1 mimetic reduced risk for renal disease endpoints by 24% and MACE by 18% plus significantly retarded decline in eGFR vs placebo, study authors reported.

Findings underscore a need for public health initiatives to educate vulnerable populations on cardiometabolic risks, researchers report.

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The 3% decline in 2023 compared with 2022 is "heartening news," CDC's Houry says, but the mission is far from accomplished.

DDW 2024. An investigational blood-based screening test demonstrated nearly a 80% sensitivity for detecting CRC, according to a large prospective study.

Adults with undiagnosed asthma or COPD who were randomly detected and assigned to specialist or usual care all had improved outcomes at 1 year, Canadian authors reported.

Which state has the lowest percentage of teen drug users? Or the highest percentage of adults with unmet drug-treatment needs? Answers from a new report, here.

Women with class 3 obesity before becoming pregnant have up to a 4.5-fold greater risk of composite maternal morbidity that includes preeclampsia, preterm delivery, DM.

DDW 2024. Offspring with both parents with overweight had a nearly 3-fold increased risk of MASLD in young adulthood, according to new data.

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Data presented at ACOG 2024 suggest SARS-CoV-2 infection early in pregnancy can lead to a higher likelihood of preeclampsia, as well as more severe disease.

Dupilumab reduced COPD exacerbations by 34% in adults with uncontrolled symptoms and evidence of T2 inflammation, and significantly improved lung function.

DDW 24. New research shows patients with MASLD and T2D who used GLP-1 agonists had a reduced risk of progression to cirrhosis and HCC vs non-users.

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Dave Singh, MD, lead investigator for the phase 2a COURSE trial of tezepelumab in moderate to very severe COPD, highlights the drug's promise in vulnerable groups.

ATS: The biologic shows promise in a range of people with COPD, particularly those with BEC levels of 150 cells/μL and greater, according to findings released at the 2024 ATS meeting.
The triple therapy cut risk of a first cardiopulmonary event by 20% vs dual therapy in addition to significantly reducing COPD exacerbations, PI Singh told Patient Care.

Men with diabetes had a greater risk of CVD, lower limb and kidney complications, and diabetic retinopathy compared to women with diabetes.