
Yan Xie
@biostayan
Biostatistician, clinical epidemiologist
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26-03-2017 21:15:24
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Honored and grateful to make the Web of Science #Clarivate list of highly cited researchers for 2024!!! Full list here: clarivate.com/highly-cited-r⦠#HighlyCited2024 Clarivate Clarivate for Academia & Government VA Research



In a very large dataset of people with diabetes treated with GLP-1 drugs cf other medications, there were benefits seen for reduced clotting disorders, seizures, neurocognitive disorders (including Alzheimer's), by Ziyad Al-Aly, MD and colleagues Nature Medicine nature.com/articles/s4159β¦



I sat down with Dana Parish to talk about this and more. x.com/danaparish/staβ¦

Excellent piece by Carolyn Barber, MD fortune.com/well/article/oβ¦



Large study of #GLP1 users over many years by Ziyad Al-Aly, MD and his team has uncovered more benefits (especially related to addiction and neuropsychiatric disorders) than risks in veterans.


π¨ I dive into the benefits and risks of Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs in this article for The Conversation U.S. π These drugs may lower the risk of 42 health conditions but arenβt without risks theconversation.com/ozempic-and-siβ¦ Free PDF of original article rdcu.be/d6VYU


I applaud Robert F. Kennedy Jr commitment to prioritizing funding for Long Covid. We stand ready to work with you to address the needs of Americans impacted by Long Covid. Thanks to Senator Todd Young for raising this important question. youtu.be/x3I8CKL4T1Q?si⦠via YouTube


Thanks to Derek Thompson for hosting me on his podcast. We talked about the GLP-1 and more. Details in this post below.

I talked to Dani Blum from The New York Times about the potential role of GLP-1 drugs on Alzheimerβs disease. They seem promising, but more data is needed for sure. nytimes.com/2025/01/31/welβ¦

For decades, the junk food industry has deliberately engineered foods to be addictive. Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs have helped people break free from this cycle. In response, the industry is now searching for ways to counteract the effects of these medications, aiming to design


Honored to speak at Harvard Universityβs Radcliffe Institute workshop on #LongCOVID. I am energized by our 2 days of brainstorming about the road ahead. The challenges are real, but Iβm leaving hopeful. Millions living with Long Covid are counting on our progressβwe must keep keep pushing
