May 07, 2025

Electric Pulse Procedure May Improve T2D

A minimally invasive procedure using electrical pulses in the small intestine shows promise in significantly improving type 2 diabetes, with benefits rivaling gastric bypass surgery.

Reuters

May 05, 2025

FDA Monthly Round-up: Key April Updates

April’s FDA approvals feature first-in-class therapies, targeted biologics, expanded indications, and innovative delivery systems across allergy, endocrinology, rheumatology, oncology, infectious diseases, and more.

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May 05, 2025

True Heart Age Beyond Birthdays

New research uses cardiac MRI to calculate "functional heart age," showing obesity and other risk factors can age the heart by decades.

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May 01, 2025

Semaglutide Shows Potential in Liver Disease Trial

Phase 3 trial finds weekly semaglutide 2.4mg significantly improved liver histology in patients with MASH and moderate to advanced fibrosis.

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May 01, 2025

Modifiable Risk Factors Linked to Sudden Cardiac Arrest Incidence

A UK Biobank analysis identified 56 modifiable risk factors for sudden cardiac arrest; lifestyle improvements alone could prevent up to 18% of cases, with a total prevention potential of 63%.

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April 29, 2025

Can Five Proteins Predict Liver Disease?

"Imagine if we could predict risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) years before it starts."

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April 29, 2025

Surgical Management of Foreign Body Ingestion in Adults: Case Series

Diagnosis relies heavily on a careful history, including the nature of the ingested material, and complementary imaging studies.

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April 29, 2025

Obesity Independently Hinders Remission in RA

Study shows BMI above 30 correlates with poorer treatment outcomes regardless of comorbidities

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April 29, 2025

Female Surgeons Linked to Better Long-Term Outcomes

"These effects of both physician sex and patient-physician sex concordance are pervasive across medicine."

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