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FDA approves CV disease benefit for once-weekly semaglutide
The approval was based on data from the SUSTAIN 6 in patients with type 2 diabetes and established heart disease.
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SGLT2 inhibitors for diabetes safe, effective in older adults
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – Results for older patients were similar to those for younger patients.
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Top picks for online diabetes information for doctors and patients
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – With many patients going online for information about diabetes, it is important they know which resources are most reliable...
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Do women with diabetes need more CVD risk reduction than men?
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – Two experts came to different conclusions on this question during a heated, but jovial, debate last week at the International...
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Is strict glycemic control meaningless for older adults?
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – Benefits are not clear, but risks are, says one expert; less stringency for high-risk adults does not always mean broader...
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Extent of insulin rationing in the U.S. is ‘shameful,’ say experts
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – “The take-home point is that insulin rationing and blood glucose testing rationing is a reality for far more people with...
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Early Antiretroviral Therapy Reduces HIV-Related Sequelae
Major Finding: By the end of the follow-up period, 9% (77) of the delayed group vs. 6% (57) of the immediate group experienced at least one...
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Experimental Pemetrexed Regimen No Boon to Lung Cancer Survival
Major Finding: Median overall survival – the primary end point – was 12.6 months for the pemetrexed regimen and 13.4 months for the paclitaxel...
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Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation Fails to Improve NSCLC Survival
Major Finding: There were no significant differences between prophylactic cranial irradiation and observation in the 5-year rates of survival (26....
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Early Lung Cancer Patients Living Longer After Radiotherapy
Major Finding: When stage I NSCLC was treated with radiation alone, median survival improved significantly, from 16 months during 1999-2003 to 21...
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Evidence Mounts on Heart Failure After Trastuzumab in Breast Cancer Survivors
Major Finding: The adjusted risk of heart failure (HF) and/or cardiomyopathy increased fourfold among women who received trastuzumab alone and...
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Adalimumab Plus Methotrexate Reduced Joint Damage in RA
Major Finding: At both 52 and 104 weeks, the rheumatoid arthritis patients receiving adalimumab plus methotrexate combination therapy had greater...
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Bariatric Surgery Prevents Type 2 Diabetes
Major Finding: During follow-up, type 2 diabetes developed in 110 of the bariatric surgery patients and in 392 controls, corresponding to...
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Drug-Eluting Stents Beat Bare-Metal in STEMI Patients
Major Finding: At 1 year, the primary end point of major adverse cardiac events occurred in 4.3% of patients who received biolimus-eluting stents...