Researchers analyzed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist discontinuation and reinitiation trends. They found higher discontinuation rates among patients without type 2 diabetes and identified weight loss, adverse events, and cost as associated factors.
A retrospective analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data found that larger arm circumference was associated with higher gallstone disease prevalence in U.S. adults.
“Tranexamic acid significantly reduced the risk of perioperative bleeding without increasing cardiovascular risk in patients undergoing general surgery procedures,” said Lily J. Park, MD, MSc, and colleagues.
Investigators have found that overall survival rates may not vary significantly among patients with gallbladder cancer who have had different volumes of their livers resected, as long as the cancer is...
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NIH director, Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, is stepping down after launching major initiatives in women's health and long COVID research, indicating optimism for their continuation under new leadership.
Health care professionals welcome the FTC's new rule banning noncompete agreements but are concerned it may not protect those in nonprofit health care settings, potentially impacting most of the nation's medical professionals.
A recent multicenter diagnostic study has prospectively validated a prediction model using eight nonimaging parameters to diagnose acute pancreatitis in patients visiting the emergency department with elevated serum lipase levels.