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Hospital wastewater epidemiology may be useful but comes with challenges
ORLANDO — Wastewater surveillance is generally conducted at local, state and national population levels, but a study presented at SHEA Spring suggested it could be useful for health care facilities to conduct themselves.
Patient education can help prevent unnecessary antibiotic prescribing
ORLANDO — Patient education and more effective communication can help doctors from feeling forced to prescribe antibiotics for patients who do not need them, SHEA Spring attendees heard at a session during the conference’s first day.
VIDEO: Nutrition, exercise may help preserve muscle mass during GLP-1 receptor agonist use
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — GLP-1 receptor agonists are effective weight-loss medications, but they may also decrease muscle mass, raising concerns about the long-term effects of these drugs, according to Christos S. Katsanos, PhD.
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VIDEO: Anti-obesity drugs in the pipeline
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — In this video at Obesity Medicine 2025, Harold E. Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FASPC, FNLA, discusses highlights from his talk on anti-obesity medications in the pipeline.
CDC advisors say some people as young as 50 should get RSV vaccine
CDC advisors recommended this week that the age at which some patients can get vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus be lowered to 50 years old.
Q&A: ID agencies update treatment guidelines for drug-susceptible, drug-resistant TB
Following the success of recent clinical trials, several major infectious disease agencies updated treatment guidance for drug-susceptible and drug-resistant tuberculosis for adolescents and adults.
Street medicine improves HIV care among people who inject drugs
SAN FRANCISCO — The use of mobile health care units that distribute ART and PrEP medications increased uptake among people who inject drugs, a population at greater risk for acquiring HIV, according to a study.
Reversing the 'prescribing cascade': Best practices for deprescribing
NEW ORLEANS — Deprescribing can help streamline patients’ medications and improve quality of life, according to a presenter here.
Tirzepatide improves outcomes in HFpEF, obesity regardless of kidney function
CHICAGO — In patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesity, tirzepatide improved clinical outcomes compared with placebo regardless of chronic kidney disease, according to new data from the SUMMIT trial.
Ozempic boosts walking distance for patients with diabetes, peripheral artery disease
CHICAGO — Among patients with diabetes and peripheral artery disease, semaglutide 1 mg increased walking distance vs. placebo, according to data from the STRIDE trial presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.
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