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Treatment of hypertension and hyperlipidaemia among adults with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome remains low, according to a US study. Moreover, only a few of the treated individuals achieve blood pressure (BP) or glycaemic control.

In the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), the investigational zenagamtide helps improve glucose control, while having a safety and tolerability profile consistent with other GLP-1 and amylin receptor agonists, according to a dose-ranging phase II study.

In children newly diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), obesity is associated with increased disease activity and limited access to healthy food in chain grocery stores, suggests a Canada study.

An electronic health record (EHR)-integrated, alert-based computerized decision support (CDS) tool contributes to increased urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) testing and early detection of elevated albuminuria among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), as shown in the CKD-DETECT trial.

In women receiving hormone therapy for breast cancer, both mat Pilates and belly dance can help improve cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition, as shown in a study.

In the real-world treatment of patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, the probability of achieving combined weight and glycaemic targets is higher with sleeve gastrectomy than with either tirzepatide or semaglutide, according to a retrospective cohort study.

Low levels of free testosterone (FT) appear to contribute to frailty in male patients with advanced chronic liver disease (CLD), according to a study.