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Global Trends in Cardiovascular Diseases: Insights from the 2023 Almanac

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Growing Global Burden of Cardiometabolic Risks: The 2023 World Obesity Atlas projects a significant rise in global overweight and obesity levels by 2035, leading to a surge in diabetes cases. The findings have significant implications for clinical and public health practice and research.

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FDA Approves Wegovy for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Adults with Known Heart Disease and Overweight or Obesity

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mg or placebo to cardiovascular standard of care in adults with overweight and obesity with established CVD and without diabetes. director of the Division of Diabetes, Lipid Disorders, and Obesity in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research , in a statement issued by the FDA. 2 Wegovy 2.4 with placebo. mg and 36.4%

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Smoking Cannabis Associated with Increased Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke

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They adjusted for the participants' use of tobacco and other characteristics, including their age, sex, race, body mass index or BMI, obesity, diabetes, physical activity levels, and socioeconomic status. Goff , M.D., director of the NHLBI’s Division of Cardiovascular Sciences.