Research News

A new paper has reported that people with diabetes who took semaglutide (brand names Ozempic and Wagovy) before a knee replacement had significantly better post-op recovery, and complications such as bleeding, inflammation and infection were reduced. Substantial reductions in post-op complications were observed when semaglutide was taken for three months before surgery. The research was published by Yale orthopedic surgeons in the Journal of Arthroplasty. See https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-semaglutide-knee-patients-diabetes.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter to read the media story.

Kayley

This story in Medical Xpress explains recent research showing the link between chronic inflammation, pain and depression. See https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-inflammation-link-chronic-pain-depression.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

for the full story.

Medical Express News

by American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan

Read the full story at https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-people-allergies-eczema-higher-surgical.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

My good orthopedist (not to be confused with my surgeon) mentioned some researchon GLP1 and AF.

The studies I have found seem to focus on RA and osteoarthritis.

When the surgeon decided there was nothing else he could do for me the only suggestion he had was to see a different surgeon and do a complete revision and "make more room" for the adhesions. Though the other doctors I've seen say that based on the x rays, the positioning looks good.

I tried metformin for my last MUA with scope, but don't feel that it helped to stop new adhesions after the larger ones were removed.