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Race and Sex-Specific Disparities Among US Adults With Gout

Historically, gout has predominantly been considered a disease in White men who overindulge in their diet. There is mounting evidence, however, that suggests gout...

Promising New Alzheimer’s Drug Reduces Cognitive Decline in Phase 3 Testing

Today, Japanese drug developer Eisai, and Biogen Inc. announced positive topline results from Eisai's large-scale Phase 3 trial which demonstrated that lacanemab, an investigational...
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Inhaled Corticosteroids and Risk of Obesity in Asthma

Researchers explored potential associations between inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and long-term obesity and other markers of metabolic syndrome markers in patients with asthma. Based on...
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Correlating Obesity Measures to AF and Stroke Based on Age

In a study published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, researchers explored associations between obesity measures and atrial fibrillation (AF) and ischemic stroke in different...
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Peripheral Artery Disease: The Obesity Paradox

Researchers, led by Donna Shu-Han Lin, investigated if the "obesity paradox"—wherein patients with obesity exhibit better survival than normal-weight patients with the same disease—was...

Trumping Obesity With Tirzepatide

Obesity is a highly prevalent disease in the United States (US), with prevalence rates over 40% (1). Obesity-related complications most commonly include heart disease,...
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Rivaroxaban or Warfarin for Venous Thromboembolism Management in Obese Patients

In a recent study, Paige Weaver, from the Department of Pharmacy at the Ascension Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Michigan, USA, and collaborating researchers...

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