A GLP-1 receptor agonist approved for type 2 diabetes and chronic weight management.
INTRODUCTION: Oral semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) approved for improving glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The PIONEER REAL program evaluates clinical and patient-reported outcomes of oral sem…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate semaglutide use among people with HIV (PWH) with medical indications by race and ethnicity. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We identified PWH in the Centers for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS) cohort a…
Over the last three years, a combination of wildly growing demand and near-constant shortages have provided both compounding pharmacies and outsourcing facilities with strong financial incentives to move aggressively into the production and sale of s…
AIM: This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effect of semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RAs), on new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) in randomized clinical trials (RCTs). METHODS AND RESULTS: Twenty-six RCTs involving 48,…
This systematic review and network meta-analysis evaluated the efficacy and safety of obesity management medications (OMMs) in terms of reducing body weight and impact on obesity-related complications. Here a Medline and Embase search was performed u…
BACKGROUND: GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) reduce major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes mellitus and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) or increased cardiovascular risk. Recently, the GLP-1 RA semaglutide was r…
OBJECTIVES: With the increasing use of GLP-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) drugs for weight loss and diabetes management, concerns have been raised regarding their potential side effects. We aim to assess the frequency of otolaryngologic adverse events…
BACKGROUND: Visual blurring is one of the most common symptoms in ophthalmology, and one of the important causes of secondary visual blurring is drug-related. This study assesses the risk of drug-related visual blurring using a large real-world datab…
In this narrative review we describe the recent updates regarding anti-obesity medications as of February 2025. We describe the physiologic mechanisms underpinning the development of hunger, satiation, and maintenance of satiety to address targets fo…
BACKGROUND: Obesity is well-established risk factor of heart failure (HF); however, "obesity paradox" has been described in symptomatic HF patients. The STEP-HFpEF study suggested that once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide might improve outcomes in pa…
Circulating endothelial cells (CECs) and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are promising markers of vascular damage and endothelial regeneration potential. We focused on the detection of CECs and EPCs using flow cytometry with regard to analytical…