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GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Improved Survival After Liver Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- Liver transplant patients who took a GLP-1 receptor agonist had a lower risk of death than those who weren't on a GLP-1 drug, according to a retrospective three-center cohort study.
Among 2,402 patients, those on GLP-1 receptor... -
Upfront PCI Still Not Beneficial for Stable CAD as Far Out as 25 Years
(MedPage Today) -- A longer horizon did not give patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) any improved hard outcomes when getting an invasive strategy over conservative management, according to extended results from the COURAGE and ISCHEMIA... -
Anticoagulants Reign Supreme in VTE Prevention After Joint Replacement
(MedPage Today) -- Aspirin didn't prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) as well as anticoagulants did for patients undergoing elective hip or knee replacements, the randomized PEPPER trial showed.
For the primary composite endpoint of death from... -
Last Batch of New Residency Spots Doled Out by CMS
(MedPage Today) -- As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) doled out the final 200 of an additional 1,000 residency positions created by Congress 5 years ago, medical groups called for more federally funded spots to mitigate workforce... -
Ibuprofen and Kidney Injury: Study Reveals Who Is Most at Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Use of ibuprofen was associated with higher rates of acute kidney injury (AKI) among hospitalized adults, but the excess risk was concentrated almost entirely in certain patients, according to a retrospective active-comparator... -
Biden Says He Wouldn't Have Run for a Second Term in 2024 If He Knew He Had Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Joe Biden says he did not know he had cancer while he was president and would not have sought a second term if he already had been diagnosed.
The former Democratic president's comments came in an interview with People magazine... -
Cell Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis Reverses Damage in Early Trial
(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- A cell-based therapy for knee osteoarthritis (OA) called OSCA not only improved patients' symptoms in a phase IIa trial and appeared safe, but also showed signs of reversing joint damage within a few months, a researcher... -
Is There Still a Place for Antibiotics in Modern Hidradenitis Suppurativa Treatment?
(MedPage Today) -- As treatment options for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) continue to expand, one of the questions discussed at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology meeting in Vienna was how antibiotics can still be beneficial in...