
Data from a phase 2 substudy of retatrutide indicates use could reduce liver fat content and contribute to resolution of NAFLD in people with NAFLD and obesity.
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Data from a phase 2 substudy of retatrutide indicates use could reduce liver fat content and contribute to resolution of NAFLD in people with NAFLD and obesity.

Data from a pair of phase 2 trials in patients with overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes presented at ADA 2023 suggest the GIP/GLP-1/Glucagon agonist retatrutide could provide significant weight loss and glycemic control benefits.

Data from a pair of trials presented at ADA 2023 suggests an upped dose of oral semaglutide could soon be on the horizon, with results supporting use in chronic weight management as well as type 2 diabetes.

At ADA 2023, we sat down with W. Timothy Garvey, MD, to learn more about the safety and efficacy of tirzepatide in the SURMOUNT-2 trial and how the results complement SURMOUNT-1.

Data from a pair of phase 3a trials presented at ADA 2023 provide clinicians with new insight into the effects of once-weekly insulin icodec relative to daily insulin degludec and insulin glargine U100.

At their annual meeting, the American Diabetes Association debuted updates to their Standards of Care to reflect the approval of teplizumab for delaying the onset of type 1 diabetes and underline the importance of screening for NAFLD in type 2 diabetes.

An analysis of a primary prevention subgroup within the CLEAR Outcomes trial presented at ADA 2023 suggests use of bempedoic acid was associated with a 30% relative risk reduction for MACE among this patient population.

Data from SURMOUNT-2 presented at ADA 2023 build on results from the SURMOUNT-1 trial, with results detailing the weight loss achieved with tirzepatide in people with type 2 diabetes and overweight or obesity.

A pair of phase 2 trials presented at ADA 2023 detail the body weight lowering and glycemic control benefits of orforglipron, an oral GLP-1 RA developed by Eli Lilly and Company.

Data from a phase 2 dose-finding trial from ADA 2023 suggests use of survodutide was associated with a mean body weight reduction of 14.9% at 46 weeks, with 67% of people using survodutide 4.8 mg losing 15% or more of their baseline body weight.

To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the AMA recognizing obesity as a disease, this feature leverages the perspective of key opinion leaders to examine what has changed and what has not since the AMA's declaration in June 2013.

A randomized trial assessing a telehealth intervention suggest such an intervention could improve quality of life among people undergoing dialysis.

An analysis of data from the NYC A1C Registry suggests women with gestational diabetes were more likely to develop diabetes after giving birth and were also more likely to have difficulty achieving glycemic control after diagnosis.

The FDA's historic June 20, 2023 approval of empagliflozin (Jardiance) and empagliflozin plus metformin hydrochloride (Synjardy) marks the first pediatric type 2 diabetes indication for the SGLT2 inhibitor class and comes less than a year after the debut of DINAMO data.

An ENDO 2023 analysis of data suggests women with PCOS were at a 47% greater risk of mortality relative to their counterparts without the common endocrine disorder.

Announced by AGEPHA Pharma US on June 20, 2023, the US FDA approval of colchicine 0.5 mg tablets (Lodoco) for reducing cardiovascular event risk marks the first approval in agency history for an anti-inflammatory atheroprotective cardiovascular treatment.

Data from the open-label extension portion of the phase 3 PaTHway trial detail the long-term effects of TransCon PTH use among people with chronic hypoparathyroidism.

A matched case-control study of nearly 100 women details the reduced effect of anti-obesity medications in those with a history of breast cancer and aromatase inhibitor use.

A phase 4 trial of men with hypogonadism in the US offers an overview of the potential risk of major cardiovascular events associated with use of testosterone replacement therapy.

An analysis of survey data from more than 50 health care workers in Massachusetts offers insight into the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

On June 15, 2023, Bristol Myers Squibb announced the FDA approved an updated label for mavacamten (Camzyos) to reflect the agent's ability to reduce the need or eligibility for septal reduction therapy in patients with obstructive HCM based on VALOR-HCM.

An analysis of data from the CLEAR Outcomes trial presented at ENDO 2023 suggests use of the non-statin lipid-lowering agent provided cardiovascular risk reduction comparable to statin therapy for each 1.0 mmol/L reduction in LDL-C.

During a presentation at the Metabolic Insitute of America's 7th Heart in Diabetes meeting, Erin Michos, MD, broke down the importance of recognizing the bidirectional risk between diabetes and menopause.

New data from the phase 2 ROSE2 trial is providing insight into the safety and tolerability, as well as LDL-lowering effects, of obicetrapib as an adjunct to high-intensity statin therapy as a monotherapy and in combination with ezetimibe.

Stephen Greene, MD, discusses the results of a recent GWTG-HF registry analysis, which concluded just 1 in 5 hospitalized patients with HFrEF were discharged with an SGLT2 inhibitor prescription and less than 10% were receiving all 4 classes of guideline-directed medical therapy.

Steve Greene, MD, discusses the results of a TRANSFORM-HF analysis comparing the effects of furosemide and torsemide on quality of life outcomes in patients with heart failure.

Data from the COVID-OUT trial suggests use of metformin could reduce a person's risk of developing long COVID by more than 50% relative to placebo therapy, with results also providing insight into the apparent lack of benefit with ivermectin and fluvoxamine.

A decision-analytic model leveraging data from the UK and Spain suggests people who experienced STEMI during COVID-19 lockdown periods could have a reduced life expectancy relative to their counterparts who experienced similar events in prepandemic periods.

An analysis of Medicaid data from adults in Alabama suggests just more than 50% of patients fail to get ambulatory follow-up care within the recommended 14-day window following a first-time heart failure hospitalization.

The ongoing shortage of GLP-1 receptor agonists, namely semaglutide, has prompted the US Food and Drug Administration to issue a warning to patients and providers related to use of compounded semaglutide.