Biggest challenges for programs included lack of clinical resources, financial sustainability, lack of patient adherence
Amid Shortages, Maker Says Restrictions on Wegovy Will Continue Into 2024
Based on body mass index, 120 million Americans would qualify to take Wegovy
Cardiac Troponin I Concentration May Predict Mortality
Independent association seen in unselected cohort in whom cTnI was measured, regardless of clinical indication for testing
Exercise Intervention Beneficial for Health Care Workers
12-week app-based intervention reduced depressive symptoms, burnout, and absenteeism
Step Count Inversely Linked to All-Cause, Cardiovascular Mortality
Higher quartiles of steps were associated with lower risk for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Dropped From 1990 to 2019
Half of all CHD deaths could have been prevented with elimination of smoking, alcohol, and obesity
Odds of Clinically Meaningful Weight Loss Low in Adults With Overweight, Obesity
Despite fewer than one in 10 achieving it, likelihood of ≥5 percent weight loss was higher than reaching healthy weight body mass index category
Wegovy Lowered Users’ Heart Risks in New Trial
Clinical trial demonstrates reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events of 20 percent, drug maker says
Drug Overdose Death Risk Increased for Specific Health Care Workers
Significantly increased risk observed for social or behavioral health workers, registered nurses, health care support workers
Black Survivors of Second Primary Cancers Face Higher Risk for Death
Black patients with second primary cancers had highest risk for both cancer-related and cardiovascular disease-related deaths