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PHILADELPHIA — In addition to COPD, patients frequently have other chronic diseases on top of their lung disease, including type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis, according to a presentation at the 2024 GOLD COPD International Conference.“We want to approach COPD as part of a multimorbid condition for each patient,” Kristin E. Criner, MD, associate professor of medicine at Lewis Katz
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Mashup Score: 0ESSENCE: Semaglutide bests placebo in MASH resolution, fibrosis improvement at 72 weeks - 3 hour(s) ago
SAN DIEGO — Semaglutide was superior to placebo in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis resolution and improvement in fibrosis at 72 weeks, with a safety profile consistent with previous studies, according to late-breaking data. “Semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist [that] has been extensively studied across a broad spectrum of cardiometabolic
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Mashup Score: 0‘Promoting honest and accurate conversations’ key before pregnancy in patients with ILD - 3 hour(s) ago
BOSTON — To help patients with interstitial lung disease lower the chances of having a sick baby, physicians must have “honest and accurate conversations” with them before pregnancy, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.“When I mean honest, I mean that the woman feels comfortable telling you what she wants,” Megan E.B. Clowse, MD, MPH, associate
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Mashup Score: 0‘Burnout is a poison’: Depersonalization, business-of-medicine issues undermine care - 4 hour(s) ago
WASHINGTON — Addressing burnout in rheumatology will require attention to personal exhaustion and depersonalization, as well as systemic business-of-medicine issues, according to a speaker at ACR Convergence 2024. Leonard H. Calabrese, DO, professor of medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, RJ Fasenmyer chair of clinical
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Mashup Score: 0Vaccine coverage for COVID-19, flu and RSV up from last year - 4 hour(s) ago
More U.S. adults this year have been vaccinated against COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus compared with last year, although uptake of the vaccines remains low, researchers reported Thursday.
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Mashup Score: 0First US case of clade I mpox reported in California - 5 hour(s) ago
The first known U.S. case of an mpox clade that has historically been more transmissible and deadly was detected in California in a person who had recently returned from travel to Eastern Africa, according to health officials.
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Mashup Score: 09 stories for Antibiotic Awareness Week - 5 hour(s) ago
Each year, from Nov. 18 to Nov. 24, the CDC’s U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week raises awareness about antimicrobial resistance and encourages the appropriate use of antibiotics and antifungals.
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Mashup Score: 2Mediterranean-style diet may reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes for Black, Hispanic women - 5 hour(s) ago
CHICAGO — Black and Hispanic women who adhered to components of a Mediterranean-style diet were less likely to experience any adverse pregnancy outcome, regardless of overweight or obesity status, researchers reported.Data show a Mediterranean-style diet is associated with a lower risk for CVD; however, it remains unclear whether adhering to the eating plan during pregnancy can improve
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Mashup Score: 0Salt substitution at age 40 years cost-effective for high-risk adults with prehypertension - 6 hour(s) ago
Salt substitution intervention beginning at age 40 years was cost-effective among Chinese adults with prehypertension compared with antihypertensive drug treatment alone, according to findings published in Hypertension.“A few randomized controlled trials have shown that early intervention in prehypertensive individuals reduced the risk of hypertension and CVD events effectively, including
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CHICAGO — Exenatide, an IV GLP-1 receptor agonist, did not improve clinical outcomes compared with placebo in patients undergoing heart surgery, according to the results of the GLORIOUS trial. The researchers also found no differences between a restrictive and a liberal oxygenation strategy in this population.
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At #GOLDCOPD2024📣: In addition to #COPD, patients frequently have other chronic diseases on top of their lung disease, including type 2 #diabetes and #osteoporosis. @GOLD_COPD @templemedschool @EndocrineToday Read more🔽 https://t.co/y3uqMMunDb