<ѻý>Many Drinkers Cut Back After Starting Obesity Meds, Study Findsѻý> In WeightWatchers study, 45% decreased their alcohol use after initiating a weight-loss drug Nov 26, 2024
<ѻý>CGM Uptake Very Low for Vulnerable Diabetes Populationsѻý> But how to achieve equitable use remains "complicated," says expert Nov 22, 2024
<ѻý>GLP-1 Use Prior to Surgery: Analyzing the Updated Guidanceѻý> Balancing aspiration risk with the consequences of medication discontinuation Nov 20, 2024
<ѻý>Over 50% of U.S. Adults Qualify for Ozempic, Wegovyѻý> Most are eligible for weight management indication Nov 18, 2024
<ѻý>Tirzepatide Officially Puts GLP-1 Meds on the Map for Heart Failure Benefitѻý> SUMMIT trial able to show clinical benefit beyond quality-of-life improvement Nov 16, 2024
<ѻý>Multiple Chronic Conditions and Death; Diabetes Treatment for Goutѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: frailty as a predictor of dementia Nov 16, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>GLP-1 Drugs Could Help People With Alcohol Use Disorderѻý> Real-world data suggested semaglutide, liraglutide reduced AUD-related hospitalizations Nov 13, 2024
<ѻý>Who Needs a Defibrillator After MI? FDA Recs on Inferior Vena Cava Filtersѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: early sugar exposure, hypertension, and diabetes Nov 09, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>FDA Adds New Warning to GLP-1 Drugsѻý> Labels now caution about pulmonary aspiration risk Nov 08, 2024
<ѻý>Nurse's Death Tied to GLP-1 Drug; Research Monkey Jailbreak; Congressman Has Cancerѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff Nov 08, 2024
<ѻý>Zepbound's Weight Loss, Cardiometabolic Benefits Hold Up at 3 Yearsѻý> Nearly all participants in SURMOUNT-1 avoided diabetes with the GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist Nov 07, 2024
<ѻý>Early-Life Sugar Restriction Reduced Diabetes, Hypertension Riskѻý> Diagnoses were also delayed the longer sugar was restricted Nov 06, 2024
<ѻý>Do GLP-1 Agonists Really Need to Be Stopped Before Endoscopy?ѻý> Meta-analysis suggests 24-hour clear liquid diet works to avoid aspiration, even with GLP-1s Nov 05, 2024
<ѻý>ASA Advises No Longer Holding GLP-1 Agents Prior to Surgery for Most Patientsѻý> New guidance replaces earlier rec of a 1-week and 1-day hold of injectable and oral GLP-1 agents Oct 30, 2024
<ѻý>No Kidney Benefit With Finerenone in Heart Failure Patientsѻý> Anti-mineralocorticoid agent reduced albuminuria, but not eGFR-based kidney outcome Oct 28, 2024
<ѻý>Metformin and Congenital Abnormalities; Deprescribing in Patients With Dementiaѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: best medications for opioid use disorder Oct 26, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>Ozempic Linked With Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Diagnosisѻý> Large observational study suggests further research is warranted Oct 24, 2024
<ѻý>Scripts for GLP-1, SGLT2 Drugs on the Rise in Type 1 Diabetes Patientsѻý> Findings leave researcher "concerned" Oct 23, 2024
<ѻý>No X-Ray Proof of Rare Surgical Complication Tied to GLP-1 Agonistsѻý> Conundrum of holding meds continues following conflicting reports of aspiration events Oct 22, 2024
<ѻý>Serious Battery Issue Prompts Medtronic Insulin Pump Recallѻý> Problem linked to 170 reports of hyperglycemia and 11 ketoacidosis cases Oct 18, 2024
<ѻý>Type 2 Diabetes Diagnoses Emerge in Teens Months After COVIDѻý> Risk of new diabetes diagnosis was higher compared with non-COVID respiratory infections Oct 14, 2024
<ѻý>What Skin Says About Healthѻý> Knowing what to look for can mean the difference between life and death Oct 03, 2024
<ѻý>Food Retention Risk Low for GLP-1 Users When Endoscopy Is Combined With Colonoscopyѻý> Bowel preparation protocols appeared protective in small study Oct 01, 2024
<ѻý>Happy People, Happy Hearts? Ultra-Processed Foods and Diabetes Riskѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: AACR report on cancer Sep 28, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>GLP-1 Agent May Hold Opioid Use Disorder Benefitѻý> Researchers highlight semaglutide's potential value for preventing overdoses Sep 26, 2024
<ѻý>FTC Sues Top Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Insulin Pricesѻý> The three companies process about 80% of prescriptions in the U.S. Sep 20, 2024
<ѻý>Coffee and Heart, Metabolic Risks; What Drives Doctors Away; Ozempic for $100?ѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff Sep 18, 2024
<ѻý>Early Data for GLP-1 Pill; FAERS Tirzepatide Reports; AI Diabetes Voice Screeningѻý> More noteworthy research from the EASD 2024 meeting Sep 13, 2024
<ѻý>8-Hour Eating Window Improved Glycemic Control, Small Study Showsѻý> Three-day intervention boosted time spent in normal glucose range Sep 13, 2024
<ѻý>Direct-to-Consumer Drugs: Big Pharma's Digital Health Playѻý> Regulators will need to closely watch this new frontier Sep 13, 2024
<ѻý>Weekly Insulin Efsitora Noninferior to Daily Degludec in Type 1, Type 2 Diabetesѻý> But higher severe hypoglycemia risk with efsitora in type 1 diabetes likely precludes its use Sep 10, 2024
<ѻý>New Studies Fuel Debate Over GLP-1 Drugs and Suicide Riskѻý> No link found in nationwide data from Sweden and Denmark and in analysis of STEP trials Sep 03, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Clears First Automated Insulin-Delivery Tech for Type 2 Diabetesѻý> SmartAdjust technology is used in Insulet's Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System Aug 27, 2024
<ѻý>Matthew Perry's Doc Reopens Clinic; Trump's Medical Records; Drug Cuts Diabetes Riskѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff Aug 21, 2024
<ѻý>Here's How Compounders Make Popular Weight-Loss Drugsѻý> From sourcing API to getting the final formulation just right Aug 19, 2024
<ѻý>Is Medicare's Negotiated Drug Price List Worth Celebrating? Depends on Whom You Ask.ѻý> Reactions from physician and consumer groups were positive, but drugmakers begged to differ Aug 16, 2024
<ѻý>Medicare Unveils First 10 Negotiated Drug Pricesѻý> Prices slashed by as much as 79% Aug 15, 2024
<ѻý>GLP-1 Agonists for Diabetes Tied to Lower Hyperkalemia Ratesѻý> Class was compared with DPP4-inhibitors Aug 12, 2024
<ѻý>Dementia Risk Dropped With Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Certain Patientsѻý> Brain markers of degeneration, injury were better, too Aug 12, 2024
<ѻý>What's the Best Way to Help Specialists Succeed? Beef Up Primary Careѻý> Let us handle the garden-variety hypertension and diabetes, and give them the complex cases Aug 12, 2024