Sharon Smith

In adults with overweight or obesity using tirzepatide for at least 12 months, women lost more weight, but age was not a predictor. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/tirzepatide-weight-loss-greater-women-vs-men-age-no-link-2026a1000mh5?src=rss

Prescribing practices for immunosuppressive therapy in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis vary among rheumatologists, especially when managing skin or subclinical organ involvement. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/prescribing-limited-cutaneous-systemic-sclerosis-who-gets-2026a1000maf?src=rss

A study evaluates whether people with HIV infection and solid organ transplant recipients have higher odds of HPV-related cancers than unexposed control individuals. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/do-hiv-organ-transplant-raise-odds-hpv-related-cancers-2026a1000ma6?src=rss

Fecal microbiota transplantation offers no clear benefit in reducing symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, a meta-analysis finds. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fecal-transplant-offers-no-clear-benefit-patients-ibs-2026a1000m3y?src=rss

In women with obesity, a very low-calorie ketogenic diet followed by structured refeeding can help maintain meaningful weight loss at 1 year while allowing the body’s energy expenditure to recover. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/year-after-keto-fat-loss-persists-metabolism-recovers-2026a1000m3v?src=rss

In patients with T2D and CKD, finerenone lowers the risk for adverse cardiovascular and kidney events compared with placebo, regardless of the CKM syndrome stage at baseline. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/finerenone-benefits-patients-t2d-ckd-across-cardiovascular-2026a1000m3s?src=rss