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With spring underway, the likelihood of getting a tick-borne illness is elevated, according to Mayo Clinic. One that clinicians should be on the watch for is alpha-gal syndrome, a food allergy contracted mainly from Lone Star ticks.

SAN DIEGO — GLP-1 agonists may lead to increased nausea and vomiting in the early postoperative period after total hip arthroplasty, according to results presented here.

Toxicity information from phase 3 oncology clinical trials often is incomplete and interpreted in ways that minimize its impact, according to findings published in JCO Oncology Practice.

Patients with kidney disease may be using cannabis recreationally or to treat symptoms without the knowledge of their health care team, according to results of a small survey of patients from a hemodialysis clinic in Canada.

The FDA approved Vyloy with chemotherapy to treat locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma in adults, according to a press release.

Olanzapine reduced severe nausea more effectively than prochlorperazine for patients with refractory symptoms after chemotherapy, according to results of a randomized phase 3 trial.

The FDA has issued a complete response letter to Vanda Pharmaceuticals indicating it cannot approve the company’s new drug application seeking approval for tradipitant as a treatment for gastroparesis.

In a first-in-human study, a novel oral amylin and GLP-1 receptor coagonist was safe and tolerable and lowered weight compared with placebo at 12 weeks in patients with obesity, researchers reported.

A once-weekly GLP-1/glucagon dual agonist conferred greater decreases in HbA1c and body weight than the GLP-1 receptor agonist dulaglutide for adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a presenter.

White patients discharged from the ED with a nonspecific diagnosis, like vomiting or chest pain, were more likely to receive related diagnostic testing vs. Black patients, according to a recent analysis in JAMA Network Open.