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Dr. Chopra described several key points of his Pri-Med Midwest presentation regarding the future of advances in medicine, including artificial intelligence, gut bacteria, and CRISPR technology.

A study featured at CHEST 2022 investigated INCS in children with OSAS to determine if the therapy improved their symptoms, polysomnography findings, behavior, and quality of life.

The emergence of weight loss agents like tirzepatide and an FDA Fast Track designation announced days earlier, endocrinologists were excited to discuss what's happening at Pri-Med Midwest 2022.

A highlighted description of some key takeaways from presentations at Pri-Med Midwest 2022, including such topics as infectious disease, monkeypox, colorectal cancer, psoriasis, and COVID-19.

As the age of diagnosis for pre and type 2 diabetes continues to decrease, Dr. Tina Thethi believes in focusing on reducing risk factors to prevent further complications.

Dr. Veronica Anwuri discusses how apremilast (Otezla), the first oral, non biologic treatment option for plaque psoriasis can address the systemic pain associated with psoriatic arthritis.

The ongoing buzz around GLP-1 RAs, like semaglutide, and now the GIP combination drug tirzepatide, reached a summit at Pri-Med Midwest 2022.

"When you decrease the weight, that also improves the metabolic parameters. The A1c goes down, it helps bring the fasting glucose down, including even liver parameters," she explained.

An interview with Dr. Anwuri regarding her Pri-Med Midwest presentation on treating adult plaque psoriasis.

Semaglutide (Wegovy) has drawn attention for its indication of weight loss. Recently, however, the focus has shifted to the data surrounding tirzepatide.

Despite the efforts to increase the affordability of GLP-1 receptor agonists cost-effectiveness is still a barrier for many patients living with diabetes looking for effective therapies.

In an interview during Pri-Med Midwest, Dr. Kushner spoke about the benefits of treating obesity and diabetes synchronously.

A discussion with Dr. Vega regarding colorectal cancer screenings, aspirin use recommendations, and the current state of healthcare.

Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) play a crucial role in endorsing lifestyle counseling and facilitating integrative care for their patients.

An interview with Dr. Vega regarding atrial fibrillation and clinical manifestations for ADPKD.

A discussion with Dr. Angarone regarding his presentation at Pri-Med Midwest, exploring the topic of treating infectious disease in developing countries.

A discussion regarding highlights from Dr. Charles Vega’s presentation on common urgent care presentations and concerns regarding acute pain.

"Less than 2 or 3% of individuals with obesity—who are candidates for pharmacotherapy—actually receive a medication," Dr. Robert Kushner explains in an interview.

Dr. Angarone highlighted several key takeaways from his presentation at Pri-Med Midwest.

A discussion regarding highlights from Dr. Michael Angarone’s presentation on emerging infectious diseases.

The SpyGlass IOL platform showcased a 45% drop in mean intraocular pressure at 3 months in first-in-human glaucoma trial.

Safety data of the bioerodible sustained delivery intravitreal anti-VEGF treatment indicate no ocular or systemic serious adverse events with mild adverse events.

A discussion into safety data from the Phase 3 DERBY and OAKS trials on pegcetacoplan with Dr. Boyer at AAO 2022.

New data from AAO 2022 show how technology may refine a currently inefficient enrollment practice for retina disease assessment.

Two-year results from YOSEMITE and RHINE suggest that the positive results of faricimab for DME in year one carried into second year. Dr. Caroline Baumal joins for an in-depth discussion on the findings.

A real-world comparison of the anti-VEGF agents suggests certain doses are associated with more likelihood of retreatment.

Faricimab treatment for both DME and nAMD was able to reliably get to 16 week dosing in 60% of eyes from YOSEMITE and RHINE and TENAYA and LUCERNE.

Findings from the INSIGHT study suggest MYL-1701P may provide a new anti-VEGF biosimilar option to patients with the common form of vision loss.

The 48-week results suggest robust CST reduction and visual gains with faricimab up to every 16 week dosing, comparable with aflibercept ever 8-weeks.

The data show 80% of patients were rescue-free up to 6 months with a single OTX-TKI implant injection.