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Type 2 Diabetes Diagnoses Emerge in Teens Months After COVID

Risk of new diabetes diagnosis was higher compared with non-COVID respiratory infections

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What Skin Says About Health

Knowing what to look for can mean the difference between life and death

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Food Retention Risk Low for GLP-1 Users When Endoscopy Is Combined With Colonoscopy

Bowel preparation protocols appeared protective in small study

Happy People, Happy Hearts? Ultra-Processed Foods and Diabetes Risk

Also in TTHealthWatch: AACR report on cancer

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GLP-1 Agent May Hold Opioid Use Disorder Benefit

Researchers highlight semaglutide's potential value for preventing overdoses

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FTC Sues Top Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Insulin Prices

The three companies process about 80% of prescriptions in the U.S.

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FDA Rejects NK1R Antagonist for Gastroparesis

Drugmaker none-too-pleased with agency's request for additional studies

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Coffee and Heart, Metabolic Risks; What Drives Doctors Away; Ozempic for $100?

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GLP-1 Drugs in MASLD Tied to Lower Risk of Cirrhosis, Death

Limited benefit seen in patients with established cirrhosis, however

What Factors Predict Clinically Meaningful Weight Loss With GLP-1 Agonists?

Researcher discusses weight outcomes for those taking semaglutide or liraglutide

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Early Data for GLP-1 Pill; FAERS Tirzepatide Reports; AI Diabetes Voice Screening

More noteworthy research from the EASD 2024 meeting

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8-Hour Eating Window Improved Glycemic Control, Small Study Shows

Three-day intervention boosted time spent in normal glucose range

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Direct-to-Consumer Drugs: Big Pharma's Digital Health Play

Regulators will need to closely watch this new frontier

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Microvascular Diabetes Complications Linked to Moderate/Severe Gum Disease

Relationship was mediated by comorbid dyslipidemia

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Steroid Use Tied to Diabetes; Suicide Rates Climbing; Legionnaire's Death Toll Rises

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Weekly Insulin Efsitora Noninferior to Daily Degludec in Type 1, Type 2 Diabetes

But higher severe hypoglycemia risk with efsitora in type 1 diabetes likely precludes its use

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New Studies Fuel Debate Over GLP-1 Drugs and Suicide Risk

No link found in nationwide data from Sweden and Denmark and in analysis of STEP trials

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GLP-1 Agonists May Offer Protection Against Glaucoma in Type 2 Diabetes

Significant reductions in glaucoma, ocular hypertension, prescriptions versus metformin

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FDA Clears First Automated Insulin-Delivery Tech for Type 2 Diabetes

SmartAdjust technology is used in Insulet's Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System

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Matthew Perry's Doc Reopens Clinic; Trump's Medical Records; Drug Cuts Diabetes Risk

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Semaglutide Has Disproportionate Suicidality Signal, Analysis Finds

Reports of suicidal ideation higher when compared to other drugs in WHO database

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Here's How Compounders Make Popular Weight-Loss Drugs

From sourcing API to getting the final formulation just right

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Is Medicare's Negotiated Drug Price List Worth Celebrating? Depends on Whom You Ask.

Reactions from physician and consumer groups were positive, but drugmakers begged to differ

Medicare Unveils First 10 Negotiated Drug Prices

Prices slashed by as much as 79%

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GLP-1 Agonists for Diabetes Tied to Lower Hyperkalemia Rates

Class was compared with DPP4-inhibitors

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Dementia Risk Dropped With Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Certain Patients

Brain markers of degeneration, injury were better, too

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What's the Best Way to Help Specialists Succeed? Beef Up Primary Care

Let us handle the garden-variety hypertension and diabetes, and give them the complex cases

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Poor Physical Function Likely the Main Reason for Higher Fracture Risk in T2D

Skeletal characteristics may not be to blame among older women

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Prescription-Free Online Semaglutide Is Risky Business

Over 40% of pharmacy sites offering GLP-1 drug without a script are known to operate illegally

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Aerosmith Retires After Injury; All Zepbound Doses Now Available; Guacamole Recalled

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NIH Loses in Court; NSYNC Member's New Diagnosis; Chief Resident Dies at 32

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Semaglutide May Help Smokers Quit, Study Suggests

Use for diabetes tied to fewer medical visits for tobacco use disorder versus other antidiabetics

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FDA Warns of Overdoses With Compounded Semaglutide

Multi-dose vials pose complications for self-administration

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Kim Jong Un's Health Problems; Seine Olympic Event Nixed Again; Vegan Diet and Aging

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Can App Data Link Sleep and Chronic Disease?; AI Model to Manage Diabetes

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FBI Probes Trump's Injury; RFK Jr. Pushes Farm Therapy; Glucose Monitor Warning

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People Without Diabetes Make Up Growing Share of GLP-1 Users

Approximately one-fourth of new users in 2023 did not have type 2 diabetes

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Sleep Apnea May Accelerate Diabetic Retinopathy

Higher rates of progression, interventions, systemic events versus retinopathy without apnea

Nasal Sprays for Respiratory Infections; Paxlovid in COVID Prevention

Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes in kids after COVID

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SGLT-2 Inhibitors Top Other Diabetes Medications for Eye Safety

Significantly lower risk of diabetic macular edema, proliferative diabetic retinopathy

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