Are we getting closer to a GLP-1 weight loss pill?
A Senate committee has handed down 47 recommendations after an inquiry into the extent, regulation and management of PFAS "forever chemicals".Also a major journal publishes a series on the issue of ultra-processed foods which have been associated with a range of chronic health conditions. And results from a drug company-funded trial looking at a pill version of a GLP-1, as the race to develop oral treatments ramps up. ReferencesPFAS inquiry hands down 47 recommendations to better regulate 'forever chemicals' in Australia - ABC News The Lancet series on ultra-processed foodsOrforglipron, an oral small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist, for the treatment of obesity in people with type 2 diabetes (ATTAIN-2): a phase 3, double-blind, randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled trial
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Impact of caffeine on atrial fibrillation
It has long been thought that caffeine exacerbates abnormal heart rhythms.However in the first trial of its kind, researchers have compared a cup of coffee to complete abstinance from caffeine – and the results surprised them.The outcomes means patients with atrial fibrillation can have a cup of joe without worrying they’re doing harm.Guest/sProfessor Chris Wong, cardiologist at the University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide HospitalReferencesCaffeinated Coffee Consumption or Abstinence to Reduce Atrial Fibrillation: The DECAF Randomized Clinical Trial
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Does childhood asthma care need an update?
The guidelines for asthma care in adolescents and adults have been changed, but what about children?Children aged six to 11 years are still being prescribed the blue puffer as first-line therapy, while older people are prescribed a combination inhaler with a corticosteroid.Now a major New Zealand study published in the Lancet suggests children should also be swapped over to a combined inhaler to reduce asthma attacks.Guest/sDr Paul Robinson, Professor of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Queensland Children’s Hospital and a Research Leader at the Woolcock Research InstituteReferencesBudesonide–formoterol versus salbutamol as reliever therapy in children with mild asthma (CARE): a 52-week, open-label, multicentre, superiority, randomised controlled trial
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Cancer blood tests: how far away are we?
Liquid biopsies are tests that look for traces of cancer in bodily fluids like blood, urine and saliva.The hope is these non-invasive biopsies become more widespread to pick up and and track cancer sooner.At the moment applications are limited – while they’re being used in existing cancer cases, we’re far off when it comes to screening.Guest/sProfessor Sarah-Jane Dawson, clinician-scientist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Centre for Cancer Research University of Melbourne
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Mailbag: Goat's milk skincare
A look at some of the Health Report correspondence this week.You can email us at [email protected]
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