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FDA Approves Polypill Widaplik for Hypertension

Physician's Weekly

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Widaplik (telmisartan, amlodipine, and indapamide) for the treatment of hypertension in adults. “I am very excited and pleased to have Widaplik approved for the treatment of hypertension in the U.S. All rights reserved.

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Proteomic Signatures Differentiate Aldosteronism Subtypes

Physician's Weekly

Researchers conducted a retrospective study to identify serum proteomic markers that could distinguish between HT, PA, unilateral PA (uPA), and bilateral PA (bPA).

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DASH Diet for Diabetes With Low Sodium Reduces BP in Those With Diabetes

Physician's Weekly

WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension for Diabetes (DASH4D) diet with lower sodium is tied to clinically meaningful blood pressure reduction in people with diabetes, according to a study published online June 9 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Pilla, M.D., All rights reserved.

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Declining Uveitic Glaucoma Incidence and Subtype Risks

Physician's Weekly

The following is a summary of “Incidence and Prevalence of Glaucoma, Corticosteroid Response, and Ocular Hypertension in Uveitis and its Anatomical Subtypes,” published in the June 2025 issue of American Journal of Ophthalmology by Marshall et al. The highest rates of ocular hypertension (n=465; 17.9%, 95% CI 16.4-19.3%)

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Maria Ansari, MD, FACC, named to Modern Healthcare’s list of 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives

Permanente Medicine

June 10, 2025) — Maria Ansari, MD, FACC , co-CEO of The Permanente Federation at Kaiser Permanente, has been named to Modern Healthcare’s list of 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives for 2025. Improving access in adult and family medicine at TPMG by reducing appointment booking times by more than 33%.

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Molecular Analysis Improves FH Prognosis & Risk Stratification

Physician's Weekly

The researchers published their findings before the National Lipid Association’s 2025 meeting, though not as part of it. The NLA 2025 meeting included several sessions on hyperlipidemia, including one that focused on FH. Study Methods The researchers selected 469 patients for inclusion in this study.

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How to manage GLP-1s in the hospital

Today's Hospitalist

They presented a rapid clinical update Webinar in May 2025 hosted by the Society of Hospital Medicine. Moreover, because obesity is a chronic disease, “anti-obesity medications should be continued long term, and we can’t stop these medications, just like we wouldn’t stop those for diabetes or hypertension.”