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Weight loss interventions for PCOS associated with improved menstrual frequency, review finds
Interventions for weight loss were also linked with significant improvements in glycemic control and hormonal markers among patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
Semaglutide-induced weight loss reduced knee osteoarthritis pain, industry trial finds
In patients with obesity and osteoarthritis randomly assigned to semaglutide or placebo, those in the former group had a significantly greater mean decrease in body weight and pain over 68 weeks, although trial withdrawal due to adverse events was also higher in those taking semaglutide.
MKSAP Quiz: H. pylori eradication
A 45-year-old man is evaluated after a positive result on fecal antigen testing for Helicobacter pylori, obtained 2 months after he completed eradication therapy for H. pylori gastritis, and duodenal ulcer documented by upper endoscopy. What is the most appropriate next step in management?
Vitamin K2 reduced frequency, intensity, duration of nocturnal leg cramps
Vitamin K2 reduced symptoms from nocturnal leg cramps in older patients starting with the first week of its administration in a placebo-controlled randomized trial in China.
New edition of ACP's The Works released
The package of educational recordings features more than 175 hours of lectures from Internal Medicine Meeting 2024.
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I.M. Matters Weekly from ACP's cartoon caption contest continues. Readers can vote for their favorite caption to determine the winner.