April 18, 2025

Weekly Semaglutide Boosts PAD Function: Study

Semaglutide significantly increased walking distance and improved symptoms and quality of life in patients with peripheral artery disease and type 2 diabetes over 52 weeks.

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April 17, 2025

Oral Agent Shows Weight, A1c Drops

“As a convenient once-daily pill, orforglipron may provide a new option”—Lilly's oral GLP-1 agent showed up to 7.9% weight loss and HbA1c reductions in phase III diabetes trial.

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April 17, 2025

Diet, WHR Linked to Late-Life Brain Connectivity

"These findings suggest that interventions to improve diet and manage central obesity might be best targeted in middle to older age," concludes the Whitehall II cohort study showing how midlife metrics correlate with hippocampal connectivity and cognitive function at age 70.

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April 16, 2025

Is Primary Care Becoming Pay-to-Play?

“It’s a way to practice self-preservation in this field that is punishing patients and doctors alike” — one internist explains why some rural physicians are opting for concierge care despite the access trade-offs.

KFF Health News

April 16, 2025

Newer Glucose-Lowering Drugs Reduce CV Events in Older Adults

"Use of GLP1-RAs and SGLT-2is was associated with reduced rates of 3P-MACE and HHF compared to DPP-4is, independent of age" - findings from a Danish nationwide study of 35,679 patients aged 70 and older with T2D.

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April 14, 2025

State Gender-Affirming Care Access in Limbo

“Colorado as a state was supposed to be a safe haven,” said one mother, as families now scramble to maintain gender-affirming care amid legal uncertainty.

KFF Health News

April 14, 2025

Postpartum Contraceptives Linked to Depression Risk

Researchers study found that initiating hormonal contraceptives postpartum was associated with an increased risk of depression within 12 months after childbirth.

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April 11, 2025

New Meta-Analysis Updates Vitamin D Evidence

This meta-analysis of 46 randomized trials found no statistically significant effect of vitamin D supplementation on acute respiratory infection prevention overall or across subgroups.

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April 11, 2025

FDA Clears Longest Lasting CGM

Dexcom G7 15 Day receives FDA clearance, offering adults with diabetes the longest lasting and most accurate continuous glucose monitoring system to date.

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