We trend the frequency of specific search terms from 2021 to the present used by the American public when looking up symptoms of COVID-19. The terms analyzed are: congenital heart defect, dysphagia, myalgia, sore throat, tachycardia, tachypnea, wheeze.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group; U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; and U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Semaglutide has moved beyond its original indication and now sits at the center of a widening set of clinical questions: cardiovascular risk, kidney disease progression, and even neurodegeneration. The question is no longer whether the drug lowers glucose or reduces weight—it does—but how far those effects extend across systems, and whether evidence from one population can be translated into another without distortion. Large, well-powered trials have produced consistent signals, yet those signals are now being applied in contexts that were...
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