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Many U.S. Adults With Uncontrolled HTN Are Unaware of HTN Status

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70.8 percent of those who were aware of their HTN status and met criteria for meds had uncontrolled hypertension

2017 to 2022 Saw Increase in Naloxone Prescribing Among Adolescents

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Pediatricians accounted for increasing proportion of prescriptions dispensed, with 991 percent increase over six years

Liraglutide Efficacious, Safe for Children Aged 6 to <12 Years

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Liraglutide results in greater reduction in BMI than placebo plus lifestyle intervention for children with obesity

Quadruple Single Pill Superior for Resistant Hypertension

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Reductions seen in mean office sitting systolic BP and sitting diastolic BP and in mean 24-hour ambulatory systolic BP

Omitting 5-FU Bolus Does Not Reduce Survival in Advanced Cancer

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However, omission does result in reductions in neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

Depemokimab Cuts Exacerbation Rate in Eosinophilic Asthma

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Annualized rate of exacerbations reduced across two randomized trials in severe asthma with eosinophilic phenotype

Low-Dose Triple-Pill Protocol Lowers BP in Black Africans With Hypertension

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Mean home systolic blood pressure lower with triple-pill protocol versus standard-care protocol at month 6

Timing of Blood Pressure Meds Has No Impact on Outcomes

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Findings seen for both primary care patients with hypertension and nursing home residents

Polypharmacy Common in Medicaid-Enrolled Youth With Behavioral and Mental Health Diagnoses

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Although uncommon, contraindicated drug pairs have been prescribed

Empagliflozin Confers Kidney-Protective Benefits After Acute MI

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Reduced risk seen for total hospitalizations for heart failure, total adverse events of heart failure or all-cause mortality