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GLP-1 Agonist Scripts Jumped 600% for Teens, Young Adults Since 2020

Med Page Today

From 2020 to 2023, the number of individuals ages. (MedPage Today) -- The number of adolescents and young adults prescribed a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist increased nearly 600% over the past few years, pharmacy data indicated.

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on rates of congenital heart disease procedures among children: prospective cohort analyses of 26 270 procedures in 17 860 children using CVD-COVID-UK consortium record linkage data

Open Heart

There was a reduction in all procedures across all pandemic periods, with the largest reductions during the first, most severe restriction period (23 March 2020 to 23 June 2020), and the relaxation period following second restrictions (3 December 2020 to 4 January 2021) coinciding with winter pressures. x 10 –08 ).

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Clinical Quiz: Urate-Lowering Therapy Recommendations from 2020 ACR Gout Guidelines

HCPLive

This clinical quiz tests your knowledge of recommendations related to the initiation and titration of urate-lowering therapy from the 2020 ACR guidelines for gout management.

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Perinatal PTSD Diagnoses Rose 394 Percent From 2008 – 2020

HCPLive

The study found the odds of a perinatal PTSD diagnosis were greater for people aged 15 – 26 years, more comorbidities, and a lower income of poverty.

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Top stories: Cardiac arrest—Patients at risk

HeartRhythm

Between 1998 and 2020, SCA rates dropped from 7.4% Patients recruited to these trials had left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <40% following acute MI. with comparable median follow-up duration (VALIANT 24.7 months and PARADISE-MI 22 months).

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Clinical Quiz: Long-term Gout Management and Special Considerations from 2020 ACR Gout Guidelines

HCPLive

This clinical quiz, our last in a series of 4, focuses on recommendations for special populations and long-term management from the 2020 ACR gout guidelines.

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Survey Details General Public's Eroding Trust Level with Healthcare After COVID-19

HCPLive

Trust in physicians and hospitals dropped from over 70% in 2020 to under 50% in 2024, with declines seen across all demographics, a new survey shows.

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