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Cholesterol’s Star Role in Dementia Prevention: New Insights from the 2024 Lancet Dementia Report 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

The 2024 report from the Lancet Standing Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care brings promising developments for healthcare professionals and public health advocates. As a leading cause of cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia also has far-reaching implications for cognitive health, underscoring its broad impact.

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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. 1 The most common adverse event leading to discontinuation was gastrointestinal disorders, occurring in 10% of patients in the Wegovy group and 2% in the placebo group. 2 Wegovy 2.4 with placebo.

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