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Tirzepatide Bests Semaglutide for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Benefits include both blood sugar control and weight loss
Durable Reductions in HbA1c, Body Weight Seen With Semaglutide
Real-world study shows greater reductions in HbA1c and body weight for patients with proportion of days covered ≥60 percent
Threshold of Diabetes Diagnosis May Be Too High for Women Under 50
Additional 17 percent of undiagnosed women aged younger than 50 years could be reclassified as having diabetes mellitus
Diversity in Early-Phase Cancer Trials Improved Since 2000
Some gains seen in racial/ethnic and geographic diversity; more older patients also enrolled
Four Genetic Variants ID’d for Risk for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
All four risk variants were predicted to be deleterious and were located in two immune pathways
Respiratory Infections in Childhood Increased With Urbanized Living at Birth
Environmental factors, including breastfeeding and visible damp, are associated with risk for infections
Sputum Purulence Can Predict Outcomes in Bronchiectasis
Patients with more purulent sputum experience more exacerbations and more severe exacerbations
Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Smaller Babies at Birth
However, living in a greener area could help counteract this effect
Head Injury Linked to Increase in Incident Ischemic Stroke
Dose-response association seen for risk for stroke with number of head injuries, but no association seen for severity
Reproductive Factors Linked to Risk for Lung Cancer
Early menarche, early menopause, shortened reproductive life span linked to increased risk, especially for NSCLC
