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Hantavirus remains extremely rare in the US — but severe when it occurs

Since 2018, roughly 0.3 hantavirus cases per 1 million patients seeking care each quarter were identified. Nearly half of patients with hantavirus were hospitalized within first 14 days. Of patients who were hospitalized, 85% were hospitalized prior to diagnosis or...

CDC study links later clinic visits to lower antihypertensive adherence

A CDC-led study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine used linked electronic health records and pharmacy dispensing data from Truveta to analyze 4,027,607 antihypertensive prescriptions among 936,502 US adults with hypertension. Compared with 7 am...

Estrogen-based hormone replacement therapy use is rising

Estrogen-based hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescribing more than doubled from 2018 to 2026. The largest increases were seen in patches and vaginal creams, with patch use more than tripling and vaginal cream use increasing more than fourfold. The rates of women...

Early uptake of oral semaglutide for obesity (Wegovy pill) following FDA approval

A large proportion of early users (36.1%) of oral semaglutide (Wegovy pill) had no prior evidence of GLP-1-based medication use, suggesting rapid uptake among patients new to taking GLP-1 medications. Among patients who previously used a GLP-1-based medication, most...