Semaglutide Beneficial in HFpEF Patients With Diabetes Semaglutide Beneficial in HFpEF Patients With Diabetes
In patients with HFpEF and obesity, symptom reduction and weight loss provided by semaglutide extends to those with diabetes, suggest new data from the STEP-HFpEF DM trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - April 8, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Wegovy Helps HFpEF Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
(MedPage Today) -- ATLANTA -- Weight loss and heart failure benefits with semaglutide (Wegovy) extended to patients with obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) who have type 2 diabetes, the STEP-HFpEF DM trial showed... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 7, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
UltraCon: How reliable is POCUS for pancreatic imaging?
AUSTIN, TX – Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) isn’t typically used for imaging the pancreas, but perhaps that should change, according to a presentation given April 7 at UltraCon.
In her talk, Alice Lee, MD, from Stanford University in California highlighted findings on how POCUS can be a reliable tool for pancreatic imaging, whether performed by experienced or novice sonographers.
“One of the big implications of pancreatic POCUS is the way that we put imaging in the hands of a provider who’s really managing the patient, whether it’s the gastroenterologist or the primary care physician,” Lee said.
Alice Lee,...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 7, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Gastrointestinal Radiology Source Type: news
Study shows Wegovy easing heart failure symptoms for patients with diabetes
Wegovy, the blockbuster weight-loss medication from Novo Nordisk A/S, eased heart failure symptoms for patients with diabetes in the latest large trial to support use of the drug to treat health conditions linked to obesity. Patients who took Wegovy reported less fatigue, less leg swelling, were…#novonordiskas #novo #danish #jama (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wegovy ’s heart benefits are not just linked with weight loss, new study suggests
People with obesity-related heart failure and diabetes can get substantial heart-health benefits from weight-loss drug Wegovy, even if they don’t shed many pounds on the medication, according to new research. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gestational Weight Gain Below IOM Recommendation Safe in Obesity
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- Gestational weight gain below the current U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendation is safe for pregnancies with obesity, according to a study published online March 28 in The Lancet.Kari Johansson, Ph.D., from... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Why Heart Disease Research Still Favors Men
Published in partnership with The Fuller Project, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to the coverage of women’s issues around the world.
Katherine Fitzgerald had just arrived at the party. Before she could even get a drink, she threw up and broke out in a sweat. “I was dizzy. I couldn’t breathe. I had heart pain,” Fitzgerald says.
She knew she was having a heart attack.
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What she didn’t know then was that the heart attack could have been prevented. Fitzgerald, a health-conscious, exercise-loving lawyer, should have been taking statin drugs to s...
Source: TIME: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Maggie Fox Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Candace Owens calls Meghan McCain " clinically obese "
Candace Owens called Meghan McCain "clinically obese" after getting into a spat with her husband, Ben Domenech, on social media. The Spectator World editor-at-large Domenech on Thursday accused Owens of "blood libel" over a post she recently liked on X, formerly Twitter, that suggested a rabbi was…#candaceowens #meghanmccain #bendomenech #spectatorworld #christian #davesmith #dailywire #israel #benshapiro #hamas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nerve Zap Treatment for Sleep Apnea Less Effective in Obese People
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- Obese folks are less likely to benefit from a nerve-stimulation treatment for sleep apnea that’s recently been made available to them, a new study reports.
The treatment is likely to be 75% less effective among obese... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 5, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Weight Loss in Short-Term Interventions for Physical Activity and Nutrition Among Adults With Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease)
Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease - April 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
Scientists Find New Genetic Variants for Obesity
Researchers believe they have discovered a new biological mechanism for obesity, pointing to rare variants on two genes that dramatically increase the risk of carrying excess weight.
Research published in the journal Nature Genetics on Thursday points to variants that raise the chance of being obese by as much as six times. Unlike other known variants that affect weight gain in children, these only appear to play a role in adults.
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Unraveling obesity’s mechanisms could help scientists develop new drugs, or tailor existing ones, for a condition that now affects ...
Source: TIME: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ashleigh Furlong/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Obese Pregnant Women Share Stories of Challenging Childhoods
Is there a direct correlation between weight and a difficult childhood in some adults (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - April 4, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Pregnancy Information Source Type: news
Veteran strategist says grab your hammer and pick
Investors need an “aggressive” overweight for gold, says the president of Rosenberg Research, David Rosenberg.#rosenbergresearch #davidrosenberg (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rare Genes Can Raise Odds for Obesity 6-Fold
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- Two newly discovered genetic variations can have a powerful effect on a person’s risk for obesity, a new report says.
Variants in the gene BSN, also known as Bassoon, can increase risk of obesity as much as sixfold,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 4, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Danone CEO downplays threat of weight loss drugs on food producers:'We see ourselves as extremely complementary '
The CEO of French consumer goods giant Danone downplayed the threat of obesity drugs on its food business, arguing that consumers were likely to turn to healthy products as part of their new weight loss regime. Antoine de Saint-Affrique said that surging demand for drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro…#danone #charlottereed #glp1s (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
