CardioExchange, an NEJM practice community for medical professionals dedicated to improving cardiac patient care, was active from 2009 to 2015. CardioExchange fostered discussion between clinicians from across the globe.
In a phase 3 trial involving adults with obesity but without diabetes, the glucagon receptor–GLP-1 receptor dual agonist survodutide led to significantly greater reductions in body weight than placebo.
When research is defunded not for scientific reasons but because it has become politically inconvenient, the ensuing damage is wide ranging, affecting far more than the disfavored topics and populations.
The pioneering work of Vafai and colleagues, reported in this issue of the Journal,1 paves the way for a new type of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol–lowering therapy called VERVE-102: a therapy that appears to lower LDL cholesterol levels enough to reduce the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular...
As the health of his brother and running buddy rapidly declines and he faces his own health scares, a physician feels compelled — and grateful — to keep moving forward.
The authors report reductions in PCSK9 and LDL cholesterol levels and no dose-limiting toxic effects in persons with hypercholesterolemia treated with VERVE-102, a base editor targeting PCSK9.