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STAT+: Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic cuts risk of kidney disease progression, trial shows

STAT

LONDON — Novo Nordisk’s diabetes medication Ozempic cut the risk of patients developing advanced kidney disease or dying from kidney or heart complications, the company said Tuesday, adding to the evidence the wildly popular drug has broader health benefits for patients beyond addressing their diabetes. and Europe.

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STAT+: The biotech scorecard for the first quarter: 17 stock-moving events to watch

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Here is STAT’s biotech scorecard, our regular ledger of stock-moving biotech events, for the first quarter: In December, Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced results from a mid-stage clinical trial showing its experimental, non-opioid drug reduced pain in people with diabetes who have chronic pain.

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STAT+: Continuous glucose monitoring for the masses is here. Are we ready for it?

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NEW YORK — Glucose tracking is the future, Dexcom executives gushed at a glitzy launch event for their new, over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor on Wednesday evening.   Over the past 25 years, continuous glucose monitors have changed the shape of diabetes care.

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Rybelsus found to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events in Novo Nordisk trial

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Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) significantly reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in adults with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and/or chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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What the noses of mice can tell us about the inheritance of trauma

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In the final year of World War II, Nazi troops starved the Netherlands in a brutal event known as the Dutch Hunger Winter. The survivors went on to have children and even grandchildren with increased rates of metabolic issues like diabetes, hypertension, and schizophrenia.

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Niacin has long been a public health darling. But an excess could be bad for the heart, study suggests

STAT

The study looked into two cohorts of patients without active heart disease, 60% of whom were treated with statins, and found a strong association between a metabolic product of excess niacin and an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events such as a heart attack or stroke. Read the rest…

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Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic gains USFDA approves to cut risk of diabetic kidney disease progression

Express Pharma

The US FDA has approved Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic for reducing the risk of kidney failure and disease progression, as well as death due to heart problems in diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the Danish drugmaker said on Tuesday.