Analysis of more than 61,000 patients found higher odds of elevated loneliness scores among those reporting blindness and those with diabetic retinopathy, but not among patients with glaucoma or age-related macular degeneration.
A matched electronic health record study of more than 876,000 patients with type 2 diabetes found a low absolute incidence but higher relative hazard of documented smell and taste disturbances among patients prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists.
Published evidence linked liraglutide and semaglutide to improvements in psoriasis severity, inflammatory markers, and metabolic outcomes, while evidence in psoriatic arthritis remained sparse.
Researchers found larger biological age gaps in more recent birth cohorts and observed associations with higher risk of several cancers diagnosed before age 55.
Genetically predicted triglyceride levels were associated with higher odds of psoriasis, while genetically predicted total fatty acid levels were not, in a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis.
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Higher annual oral corticosteroid exposure was associated with greater odds of systemic adverse events, with avascular bone necrosis and pneumonia showing dose-dependent associations with cumulative dose and osteoporosis associated with longer annual exposure duration.
Preoperative use was associated with fewer revisions and no increase in short-term complications among patients with obesity, although benefits appeared concentrated in select subgroups.