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Health todayCancer refines
HPV-attributable fraction in oropharyngeal cancer rose in seven countries over a decade
Central testing of 6,043 head and neck cancer specimens found HPV attributability in oropharyngeal cancer rose in all seven countries.
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Health todayObesity, diabetes and GLP-1 confirms
Overweight/obesity in German children stands at 16.1%, unchanged over two decades
Measured height and weight in a representative sample of 3,978 German children aged 4 to 17 gave an overweight and obesity prevalence of 16.1%, with obesity alone at 6.7%.
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Health todayHeart and stroke refines
Bempedoic acid cut LDL cholesterol by 17.5% in German lipid clinics
In 641 patients at seven German lipid clinics, mean LDL cholesterol fell by 17.5% three months after bempedoic acid was added, and 26.7% had stopped the drug by then.
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Health todayObesity, diabetes and GLP-1 new
Adults with diabetes lost more muscle after starting a GLP-1 drug
In the German National Cohort, adults with diabetes who started a GLP-1 drug lost 2.75 percentage points more skeletal muscle volume than matched adults who did not.
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Data, models and systemsAI in medicine new
A locally run AI system removed 99.8% of identifiers planted in patient records
Of identifiers planted in 250 MIMIC-IV records extended with scans, handwriting and audio, 99.82% were removed, with every identifier removed for 98.80% of patients.
Preprint · not peer-reviewed
