Half Discontinue Semaglutide for Weight Loss Within One Year
Factors tied to discontinuation included younger age, male sex, socioeconomic deprivation, higher comorbidity level
Parent-Focused Interventions Do Not Prevent Obesity at Age 24 Months
Review and meta-analysis show parent-focused interventions insufficient for preventing obesity in young children
Globally, Diabetes Underdiagnosed, Poorly Controlled With Treatment
55.8 percent of people with diabetes were diagnosed in 2023; 21.2 percent of those with diabetes had optimal glycemic concentrations
2010 to 2019 Saw Global Decline in Noncommunicable Disease Mortality
NCD mortality declined in all high-income Western countries, with largest decline for both sexes in Denmark and smallest in U.S.
Hepatitis B Virus Immunity Linked to Reduced Risk for Diabetes
Higher HBsAb levels associated with greater reductions in the risk for diabetes; reduced risk also linked to age
COVID-19 Falls From Top 10 U.S. Causes of Death for First Time Since 2020
Sugar Consumption Positively Related to Temperature
Link mainly driven by higher consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and frozen desserts
Poor Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health Increases Psoriasis Risk
Significantly higher risk for psoriasis noted, especially among those with high genetic risk
WHO Updates List of Essential Medicines to Include GLP-1s
PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapies for several metastatic cancers also made the list of essential drugs
Healthy Plant-Based Diet May Cut Burden of Multimorbidity of Cancer and Cardiometabolic Diseases
Association marginally weaker in older than middle-aged adults
