1- Weight-loss surgery may preserve kidney health more effectively than GLP-1 drugs.
For people with obesity and chronic kidney disease, bariatric surgery is significantly more closely associated with a decrease in the progression of kidney disease than treatment with GLP-1 drugs for diabetes. This is the finding of a new study from the Cleveland Clinic.
2- Older migraine drugs more effective than some newer options, study finds.
Many triptans, an older class of migraine drugs, appear to be more effective at pain management than newer, more expensive medications.
3- Alcohol plays key role in cancer risk, new expert report warns.
Alcohol use accounts for the development of 5.4% all cancer cases in the United States, according to a new expert report.
4- Environmental metal exposure may increase atherosclerosis risk, study finds.
Scientists have linked metal exposure from pollution to increased cardiovascular disease risk.