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GLP-1 Med Users See Drop in Recurrent Afib Events
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115297.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Another benefit of GLP-1 receptor agonist (RA) use may be protection from persistent atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) after ablation, according to a large Veterans Affairs database. New initiators of these drugs in 2015-2022...


Alternative to Anti-VEGF Shows Safety, Efficacy in Diabetic Macular Edema
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115290.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- A single intravitreal injection of UBX1325 (foselutoclax), a novel senolytic small molecule inhibitor, had a tolerable safety profile and "trends suggestive of potential efficacy" in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME...


'Fertilization President' Trump Can Learn From State Efforts to Expand IVF Access
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115284.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- For nearly 3 agonizing years, Mariah Freschi and her husband have been trying to have a second baby. The California mother recently underwent surgery to remove her blocked fallopian tubes, leaving in vitro fertilization (IVF...


Funding for Pivotal Women's Health Study Restored After Outcry
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115281.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- In a lightning quick reversal, the Trump administration has reportedly restored funding for the pivotal Women's Health Initiative (WHI). Yesterday evening -- hours after MedPage Today reported on HHS's decision to cut funding...


This Common, Safe Drug Relieved Osteoarthritis Pain in Randomized Trial
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115268.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- The diabetes drug metformin provided overweight/obese patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee with significantly greater pain relief than did placebo in a small randomized trial, researchers said. After 6 months of treatment...


HHS Cuts Funding for NIH's Largest and Longest Study of Women's Health
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115265.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Editor's Note: After this story was published, HHS reversed its decision and announced that funding for the Women's Health Initiative would not be cut. With the stroke of a pen, the NIH's largest and longest study of women...


HPV May Be Linked to Thyroid Eye Disease, Small Study Suggests
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115259.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- A small case-control study found potential molecular evidence that links human papillomavirus (HPV) to thyroid eye disease (TED). A homology analysis of 11 patients with TED and 11 controls pinpointed conserved motifs shared...


$5K Birth Reward in Talks; Zepbound Lawsuits; Varenicline for Vape Cessation
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115255.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. MedPage Today is collecting stories of HHS staffers across all agencies affected by Trump administration cuts. If you want to share your story, please email MPT_Editorial...


Young-Onset Dementia Risk Rises With Metabolic Syndrome
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115253.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- The risk of young-onset dementia -- dementia before age 65 -- was higher in people with metabolic syndrome, a nationwide population-based study in Korea showed. Across nearly 2 million people with a mean age of 49, metabolic...


The Truth About Electrolytes, According to a Nephrologist
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115231.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics. In an aisle where sports drinks like Gatorade once reigned supreme...


Isturisa's New Indication; Wegovy Pill Submitted to FDA; Type 5 Diabetes?
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115228.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- The FDA expanded the approval of osilodrostat (Isturisa) to include treatment of endogenous hypercortisolemia in adults with Cushing's syndrome for whom surgery is not an option or was not curative, said maker Recordati. The...


Medicaid Often Restricts Access to Heart-Protective Diabetes Agents
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115216.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Medicaid plans often put up barriers around newer classes of diabetes medications that offer cardioprotection, according to a national study of formulary policies as of March 2024. Mainly driven by restrictive formulary policies...


Study Questions New Proposal to Redefine Obesity
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115178.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Virtually all individuals identified as having obesity based on body mass index (BMI) also had confirmed excess adiposity, according to an analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. Among the...


Diabetes, Heart Disease Drugs Recalled; New Trump Order; Maple Syrup's Health Claims
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115144.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. MedPage Today is collecting stories of HHS staffers across all agencies affected by Trump administration cuts. If you want to share your story, please email MPT_Editorial...


Counterfeit Ozempic in U.S. Drug Supply; Oral GLP-1 Axed; Food Additives and T2D
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115132.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- The FDA warned that several hundred units of counterfeit 1-mg semaglutide (Ozempic) were found in the U.S. drug supply chain and advised patients to check product lot and serial numbers. In other agency news, FDA cleared Dexcom...


Read the Results of Trump's 2025 Physical Exam
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115125.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- On April 11, 2025, President Donald J. Trump underwent his annual physical examination at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. I performed and supervised the comprehensive exam, which included diagnostic and laboratory...


Vaccine Advisors to Meet; Donated Organs Left Unused; Counterfeit Ozempic Warning
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115123.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. MedPage Today is collecting stories of HHS staffers across all agencies affected by Trump administration cuts. If you want to share your story, please email MPT_Editorial...


States Advance Fetal Rights Measures That Critics Warn Could Lead to Abortion Bans
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115077.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A new Kansas law and a Florida bill outline policies backed by abortion opponents that critics see as moves toward giving embryos and fetuses the same rights as the women carrying them. The Kansas Legislature...


Skyrocketing Cost of Obesity Drugs Has State Medicaid Programs Looking for Solutions
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115035.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- States increasingly struggling to cover the rising cost of popular GLP-1 receptor agonists like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) are searching for ways to get out from under the budgetary squeeze...


Societies Decry HHS Obesity Med Decision; Diabetes-Autism Link; Ozempic ED Visits
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115017.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- The Endocrine Society expressed disappointment over the Trump administration's decision not to implement a proposal that would have allowed Medicare and Medicaid to cover anti-obesity medications. Prior to Friday's decision...


Don't Forget Fertility: Medicaid Must Cover Iatrogenic Infertility
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/115xxx/115012.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Fertility preservation services optimize the potential for future reproduction, safeguarding this option for newly diagnosed cancer patients in an impossible bind: choosing between their health -- even their life -- and their...