Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have made an important advance toward understanding-and potentially treating-a rare cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease) that is present from birth ...

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A large VHA real-world analysis compared GLP‑1 receptor agonists (~132,000) with sulfonylureas (>201,000), focusing on major adverse cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes. Continuous GLP‑1 ...

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