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Adults with overweight or obesity who received metformin shortly after a COVID-19 diagnosis had a lower risk for developing long COVID than those receiving placebo, according to study data.

Nearly half of adolescents with obesity receiving once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide achieved overweight or normal weight at 68 weeks, according to data from the STEP TEENS trial presented during the European Congress on Obesity.

Cancer survivors delayed or forwent care more often than those in the general population because their clinician was of another identity, according to a research letter published in JAMA Oncology.

The University of Washington has been named by U.S. News and World Report as the No. 1 school for primary care education in the United States.

NEW ORLEANS — In this Healio video exclusive, Ronda S. Farah, MD, discusses the use of off-label oral minoxidil for hair growth in patients with alopecia.

NEW ORLEANS — In this Healio video exclusive, Ronda S. Farah, MD, discusses how reducing Janus kinase inhibitor dosages in patients with alopecia areata should be completed safely.

NEW ORLEANS — In this Healio video exclusive, Ronda S. Farah, MD, discusses exosomes — which are not approved by the FDA — as new treatment options for hair growth in patients with alopecia.

Shorter primary care visits were associated with an increased likelihood of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing and coprescribing opioids and benzodiazepines, a recent study found.

KOALA, Hawaii — As the most important factor in most patellofemoral problems, patella positioning can be measured several different ways, according to a presenter here.

An 8-hour time-restricted eating intervention did not improve insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion or beta-cell function in a small group of adults with overweight or obesity, according to data from a randomized controlled trial.