ADA: Once-Daily Orforglipron Linked to Significant Weight Reduction
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The nonpeptide glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist orforglipron as a once-daily oral therapy is associated with clinically significant weight reduction, according to a study published online June …
Learn MoreRates of Endometrial Cancer Vary for U.S., Caribbean Black Women
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Caribbean Black women have lower rates of endometrioid and nonendometrioid endometrial cancer (EC) than U.S. non-Hispanic Black women, according to a study published online June 26 in Cancer.Heidy N. Medina, P…
Learn MoreBest Practices ID’d for Management of Pediatric Inguinal Hernias
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Issues related to the assessment and management of inguinal hernias in children are discussed in a clinical report published online June 26 in Pediatrics.Faraz A. Khan, M.D., from Loma Linda University Childre…
Learn MoreADA: Glycemic Control Up With Weekly Icodec Versus Daily Insulin Glargine
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults with type 2 diabetes, glycemic control is significantly better with once-weekly icodec than once-daily insulin glargine U100, according to a study published online June 24 in the New England Journal…
Learn MoreRisk of Physical Conditions, Injuries Up for Older Adults With Autism
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older adults with autism have increased risk of age-related physical conditions and injuries, according to a study published online June 6 in The Lancet Healthy Longevity.Shengxin Liu, from the Karolinska Inst…
Learn MoreAir Pollution Linked to Worse Outcomes for COVID-19 Patients
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with COVID-19, exposure to air pollution is associated with increased duration of hospitalization and with increased risk of adverse outcomes, according to two studies published online June 21 in …
Learn MoreAfrica’s Contribution to HIV Research Low Relative to Its Burden
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Africa’s contribution to global HIV research is relatively low compared to its burden of infection, according to a study published online June 22 in PLOS Global Public Health.Mukhtar A. Ijaiya, from Jhpiego in…
Learn MorePro-Inflammatory Diet Linked to Worsening Relapse Rate in MS
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a pro-inflammatory diet is associated with worsening relapse rate and greater periventricular fluid-attenuated inversion recovery lesion volume, according to a study pu…
Learn MoreBarriers to Breast Cancer Screening Adherence Identified
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women of racial and ethnic minorities have the lowest adherence to breast cancer screening programs, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in Cancers.Laura Ponce-Chazarri, from the University of Sevill…
Learn More529 Million People Living With Diabetes Worldwide in 2021
FRIDAY, June 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of diabetes is increasing and is projected to affect more than 1.31 billion people by 2050, according to a study published online June 22 in The Lancet.Kanyin Liane Ong, Ph.D., from the Univers…
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