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Years ago, Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO, made a decision that would guide her future:

Insulin glargine and the GLP-1 receptor agonist liraglutide are more effective at achieving an HbA1c of less than 7% than the sulfonylurea glimepiride or the DPP-IV inhibitor sitagliptin, according to data from the GRADE trial.

Adults with obesity — but not those with normal weight — who try to lose weight lower their risk for developing type 2 diabetes regardless of weight-loss strategy, according to study findings published in PLOS Medicine.

Supplementation with vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acids did not significantly reduce frailty risk in older adults, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.

CHICAGO — A small pilot program improved the wellness and work productivity of expectant and new physician parents by offering them coaching sessions and stipends for lactation support, a recent study found.

Published results showed use of virtual reality immersion during hand surgery may reduce intraoperative propofol dose and post-anesthesia care unit length of stay without negatively impacting patient-reported outcomes.

Gerontology researchers and hematologic oncology investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have devised a scale for assessing high-risk medications in older patients with blood cancers.

Billing for remote patient monitoring increased more than four times during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with much of the rapid growth driven by a small number of primary care providers, a new study in Health Affairs found.

Cabozantinib plus nivolumab and ipilimumab conferred a significant PFS benefit vs. nivolumab and ipilimumab alone among patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, according to results of the COSMIC-313 trial presented at ESMO Congress.

Prolonged responses to chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for advanced multiple myeloma may depend on the composition of the patient’s post-treatment immune microenvironment, results from a retrospective study showed.