A new cohort study suggests that when primary care clinicians—rather than specialists—start patients on continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), the benefits are substantial and measurable. Published in JAMA Network… read more.
Despite substantial weight loss, most obesity drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro do not meaningfully improve quality of life and few show cardiovascular benefits at one year, finds… read more.
NICE (UK): Glycopyrronium bromide (GPB) cream can be used as an option to treat severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis in adults, if lifestyle advice, topical aluminium-based antiperspirants and oral… read more.
New research has uncovered persistent disparities in preventive cancer care across different sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) populations. The study published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society,… read more.
Over-the-counter antihistamines and a prescription anti-inflammatory drug both have a small benefit in reducing long Covid fatigue among people receiving care from specialist long Covid clinics, according to… read more.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the medicine nerandomilast (Jascayd) to treat adults with a lung disease called Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) and Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis (PPF)…. read more.
For people at high risk of developing breast cancer, yearly mammograms may not be enough to detect tumors early. To make earlier diagnosis easier, an MIT team has… read more.
A new “secret shopper” study published in JAMA has raised concerns about the oversight of online vendors prescribing glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), the popular class of… read more.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK has approved a semaglutide injection (Wegovy) to treat metabolic-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in adults with moderate-to-advanced liver fibrosis… read more.
Higher levels of circulating vitamin A are linked to better lung function in children and adults with asthma, while vitamin D shows similar benefits in adults, including slower… read more.
A trial led by University of Pittsburgh researchers and published today in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology adds nuance to the question of whether older human insulins are as effective as insulin analogues… read more.
NICE(UK): Seladelpar can be used, within its marketing authorisation, as an option to treat primary biliary cholangitis, including associated pruritus, in adults. It can be used: i) with… read more.
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