Adding tirzepatide to insulin glargine ups glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Feb 10, 2022
For adults with type 2 diabetes and inadequate glycemic control, glycemic control improved with the addition of tirzepatide versus placebo.
Rural residents more fatalistic about cancer
Feb 09, 2022
Additionally, rural residents show greater information overload.
Methotrexate-related AEs profiled in early rheumatoid arthritis
Feb 09, 2022
Adverse events are common during first year of methotrexate therapy for early rheumatoid arthritis, but most are not serious.
Dry powder inhalers show benefits for asthma control, environment
Feb 08, 2022
Switching to a dry powder inhaler more than halves the carbon footprint of asthma treatment without asthma worsening.
Various strategies used by U.S. adults to manage chronic pain
Feb 07, 2022
54.7% used only nonopioid pain management strategies and 4.4% used opioids only.
Culturally tailored program increases colonoscopy completion
Feb 07, 2022
The overall rate of colonoscopy completion was 85% in the Hispanic population; the reasons for cancellation and no-show included cost.
Deaths prevented with increasing physical activity quantified
Feb 04, 2022
Decreases of 6.9, 13 and 16.9% were seen in the number of deaths per year with increases of 10, 20 or 30 minutes moderate-to-vigorous physical activity/day, respectively.
Trials show promise for intravitreal faricimab in retinal disease
Feb 02, 2022
Faricimab was noninferior to aflibercept for visual acuity gains in neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema.
Midlife cardiac structure and its change linked to cognition
Feb 02, 2022
A 25-year increase in left ventricular mass was linked to lower cognition on most tests; an increase in LAV was linked to lower global cognition.
2002 to 2014 saw increase in hypertensive crisis hospitalizations
Feb 01, 2022
The increase in crisis hospitalizations was steady for men and women; a decrease was seen in the odds of death during these crises.