June 19, 2025

GLP-1 Use Reduces Opioid, Pain, Fatigue Burden in Fibromyalgia

At the EULAR 2025 Congress, researchers reported that GLP-1 receptor agonists were linked to reduced opioid use, pain, and fatigue in fibromyalgia patients based on a large real-world analysis.

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June 19, 2025

Is More Fiber the Heart’s Ally?

A long-term U.S. study found that greater adherence to a plant-based cholesterol-lowering diet was linked to lower cardiovascular, coronary heart disease, and all-cause mortality.

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June 18, 2025

Weight Loss Showdown: Pills or Scalpel?

A large analysis presented at the ASMBS Annual Meeting found bariatric surgery led to greater long-term weight loss than GLP-1 medications semaglutide and tirzepatide over three years.

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June 17, 2025

Global Study Maps Sex Differences in Care

A global study found sex differences in risk factors, care access, and mortality for hypertension, diabetes, and HIV, using comprehensive international datasets.

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June 17, 2025

Is Stroke Risk Lower with Semaglutide?

Semaglutide lowered stroke risk compared to empagliflozin in adults with type 2 diabetes, though overall mortality and heart attack rates were similar between the two drugs.

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June 16, 2025

Can One Drug Decode Obesity’s Roots?

A new treatment for rare, extreme hunger offers life-changing relief and uncovers clues to obesity’s tangled biology—reshaping how we understand and treat the condition.

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June 13, 2025

Weight Loss Drugs Show Promise for Heart Failure

ACC statement highlights semaglutide and tirzepatide as therapies associated with improved symptoms and functional capacity in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesity.

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June 13, 2025

Obicetrapib-Ezetimibe Combo Cuts LDL Nearly 50%

A phase 3 trial of an oral fixed-dose combination of obicetrapib and ezetimibe showed a nearly 50% reduction in LDL cholesterol levels in patients at high risk for heart disease, without added safety concerns.

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June 13, 2025

Lifestyle Interventions Recommended First-Line in Diabetes

A new guideline recommends using lifestyle interventions as first-line treatment to prevent, manage, and potentially reverse type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, supported by extensive clinical evidence.

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