New CDC data show that 19 states and 2 territories have at least 35% of residents with adult obesity. That figure is more than two times the number of states with high adult obesity prevalence recorded in 2018.

An NIH-backed study reported in 2 papers in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that the diabetes treatments insulin glargine and liraglutide more effectively maintain target blood sugar levels than sitagliptin or glimepiride when added to first-line metformin.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released draft recommendations calling for all adult medical patients younger than age 65 years to undergo screening for anxiety.

The latest findings from the Pharmacy Workplace and Well-being Reporting (PWWR) initiative, which was launched by APhA and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) last fall, are now available.

A study by researchers at Harvard has identified the presence of SARS-CoV-2’s spike protein in the blood of long COVID patients up to 1 year after infection, but not in people who fully recovered from the disease.