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Michael Radin, MD, executive director, Diabetes Cardio Renal Medical Director Team, Medical Affairs, Novo Nordisk, discusses the benefit of the investigational 2 mg dose of semaglutide injection in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, cardiologist and vice president of research at Saint Luke's Health in Kansas City, discussed how the phase 3 DARE-19 trial was conducted to assess dapagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes hospitalized with COVID-19.

Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, cardiologist and vice president of research at Saint Luke's Health in Kansas City, discussed the findings around the safety profile of dapagliflozin in patients with and without type 2 diabetes hospitalized with COVID-19 during the DARE-19 trial.

Michael Radin, MD, executive director, Diabetes Cardio Renal Medical Director Team, Medical Affairs, Novo Nordisk, discusses the adverse events experienced by patients during the SUSTAIN FORTE phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational 2 mg dose of semaglutide injection in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, cardiologist and vice president of research at Saint Luke's Health in Kansas City, discussed the findings around the efficacy of dapagliflozin in the DARE-19 trial assessing its efficacy and safety in patients with type 2 diabetes hospitalized with COVID-19.

Michael Radin, MD, executive director, Diabetes Cardio Renal Medical Director Team, Medical Affairs, Novo Nordisk, discusses how the SUSTAIN FORTE phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational 2 mg dose of semaglutide injection in adults with type 2 diabetes was conducted.

Michael Radin, MD, executive director, Diabetes Cardio Renal Medical Director Team, Medical Affairs, Novo Nordisk, discusses the findings around the efficacy and safety of the 2 mg dose of semaglutide for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

The results from the first phase 3 SURPASS trials showed promising results with tirzepatide in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Novo Nordisk presented data for 2 mg dose of Ozempic at the 81st Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association.

Study presented at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 81st Scientific Sessions shows meaningful outcomes for people with diabetes who use the FreeStyle Libre system.

Data show diabetes patients not taking medication experienced longer hospitalization and recovery from the coronavirus.

Too much bile acids can lead to damage in the cell membranes and can cause cell death and inflammation.

Initial data show that children presented with higher acuity in 2020 compared to the previous year.

Studies show that an increased life expectancy is attributable to growth in gross domestic product, increases in the average years of school, and other social factors.

Novel treatments and recent data about new drugs were presented at the first conference of Advanced Topics for Oncology Pharmacy Professionals (ATOPP).

Improvements in glycemic control were seen as early as 3 months after program implementation and were sustained up to a year with continued program engagement.

The objective of the study was to determine the impact of telemedicine consultations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic on the glycemic control of patients at an endocrinology clinic.

Researchers observed improvements in total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, triglycerides, and serum gamma glutamyl transferase among patients both with and without diabetes.

Individuals with diabetes, and other related underlying health conditions, are being hospitalized 6 times more often and are 12 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than those without diabetes.

The study examining venetoclax and obinutuzumab is in progress and currently recruiting patients who are newly diagnosed with asymptomatic, high-risk CLL.

Data were presented at the virtual 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Conference.

Data from a phase 3 trial comparing acalabrutinib against ibrutinib in adults with previously treated CLL showed acalabrutinib presented with non-inferior PFS and significantly fewer events of atrial fibrillation.

Phase 3 data presented at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting have reinforced the long-term survival benefits and well-established safety profile of single-agent ibrutinib for patients with CLL.

Nivolumab and ipilimumab is the first dual immunotherapy combination to demonstrate a superior survival benefit compared to chemotherapy in this setting.

Patients with prostate cancer have to be approached differently depending on the state of their metastases.

Analysis from the phase 3 ANDROMEDA study also shows doubling rates of organ response with no new safety signals for patients taking daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj.

Although historic study results with mantel cell lymphoma showed discouraging findings, new CAR T-cell therapies routinely show between 40% and 50% of patients respond long-term without relapsing.

Investigative and newly approved drugs targeting RET activity and KRAS-related mutations are showing deep, durable responses in several types of cancers.