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Phone support helps weight loss in patients with breast cancer
After 6 months, patients who received telephone coaching and health education lost 9.7 pounds.
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Few patients take weight control medications after bariatric surgery
Weight control medications may be needed to prevent weight regain.
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Half of deaths from homozygous FH occur before age 32 years
“We should do something to prolong the lives of those people,” because the current results are “terrifying.”
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Tweaking food delivery apps can lower calories purchased
“These studies provide encouraging proof-of-concept evidence that small tweaks in delivery apps could help many people to identify and select...
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Over half of pregnant patients not properly screened for thyroid disease
Those who met criteria for screening but weren’t screened tended to have poorer pregnancy outcomes.
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‘Staggering’ weight loss and benefits in body composition with tirzepatide
“Something we have sought for decades, we have finally been able to achieve.”
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Ear acupuncture with diet aids weight loss
Acupuncture beads, used in Japan to augment weight loss for more than 30 years, are thought to stimulate nerves and organs that regulate appetite...
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AI at the office: Are clinicians prepared?
AI might result in more accurate, efficient, and cost-effective care. But it’s possible it could cause harm.
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Pop this question to improve medication adherence
Asking patients about their out-of-pocket medication costs can improve adherence and strengthen the patient-clinician relationship.
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Half of teens drop below obesity cutoff with semaglutide
The semaglutide findings are “historically unprecedented with treatments other than bariatric surgery.”
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Obesity drug with swallowable balloon boosts weight loss
“In Europe, use of the swallowable gastric balloon is common, the results are good, and it is a safe tool.”