Diabetes drug lowers risk of cardiovascular complications, kidney disease June 13, 2016 By Kristen Hendrickson For the first time, a large clinical trial showed across-the-board cardiovascular benefit of a diabetes drug – liraglutide – a much-needed outcome for people with type 2 diabetes. John Buse, MD, PhD Filed Under: Categories: News Tags: 2016 More from Department of Medicine Faculty & Staff in the News through March Kunal Patel Chosen by Medical Students to be their Match Day Speaker C. Adrian Austin Co-Wrote a Summary on Caring for Older Adults in the ICU