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Large disparities in life expectancy observed, which grew over time, especially during the first two years of COVID-19

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Initial strategy of catheter ablation leads to lower risk for composite primary end point versus antiarrhythmic drug therapy

Primary end point not met, but small subset of advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients showed durable responses

34 percent of patients have persistent impairment beyond 36 months, although most have favorable outcome on mRS

Lower risk for composite of death from cardiovascular causes or worsening heart failure seen with tirzepatide versus placebo

More than 39 million U.S. adults qualify for indications other than weight management alone

Younger and middle-aged patients have higher burden of neurologic symptoms, fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive dysfunction

However, authors caution there is little high-quality evidence