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Diabetes Education Programs Are Adding Medication Instruction as Regimens Get Harder to Manage

A medication education program will reach ADA-recognized diabetes education sites in October. Why modern diabetes regimens are harder to teach and manage.

Medical Daily · Aug 7

Researchers found how smoking, diabetes and high blood pressure may affect Alzheimer's and vascular dementia differently

New research indicates dementia risk factors impact the brain uniquely. Common vascular risks damage brain blood vessels and white matter. Diabetes and lower BMI showed links to Alzheimer's proteins. This study highlights dementia's varied causes and mechanisms. Healthy habits may protect the brain through multiple pathways.

The Economic Times · Aug 7

Three Midlife Health Habits Could Delay Dementia by More Than a Decade, Study Finds

A new study links avoiding smoking, managing blood pressure, and controlling diabetes in midlife to nearly 13 more years of dementia-free living.

Medical Daily · Aug 6

Weight-loss drugs tied to lower fracture risk in diabetes patients, study finds

Weight-loss medicines linked to 21% lower fracture risk in type 2 diabetes patients, a new study found, challenging assumptions that rapid weight loss inevitably raises fracture risk.

Euronews · Aug 6

Weight loss drug linked to lower heart attack risk in diabetes patients, study finds

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The Independent UK · Aug 6

Diabetes drug Mounjaro found to cut heart attack risk by a third for first time

Those receiving the drug were found to be 33 per cent less likely to suffer a heart attack when compared to patients on another type 2 diabetes medication

The Independent UK · Aug 5

Three middle-age health habits that could delay dementia for 13 years

A new study recommends people actively avert certain factors in midlife ‘as a strategy for preserving brain health’

The Independent UK · Aug 5

Avoiding three things in middle age ‘linked to 13 extra years without dementia’

Researchers found having normal blood pressure, no diabetes and not smoking all had a positive effect on dementia risk.

Evening Standard · Aug 5

Eli Lilly's Weight-Loss Empire Keeps Expanding As Mounjaro, Zepbound Generate Nearly $15 Billion

Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:LLY) stock traded higher Wednesday after the drugmaker reported second-quarter results that topped Wall Street expectations and raised its full-year revenue outlook, driven by continued demand for its diabetes and obesity treatments.

Benzinga · Aug 5

VA Launches a Randomized Trial Testing Whether Semaglutide Can Reduce Drinking in Veterans

The VA opened enrollment in CRAVE, a placebo-controlled trial of semaglutide for alcohol use disorder in more than 600 veterans at 18 medical centers.

Medical Daily · Aug 4