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How to Manage Patients on GLP-1s Before Surgery
For now, endocrinologists are managing these patients as they see fit, within the parameters of any institutional guidance requirements.
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Continuous Glucose Monitors for All? Opinions Remain Mixed
“For now, efforts should be focused on making CGMs available to patients who will clearly benefit — ie, people with diabetes, especially those who...
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Doctors Caution Over Weight Loss Drug Link to Nurse’s Death
While tirzepatide can be associated with uncommon problems such as acute pancreatitis, “one can develop acute...
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Is Acute Kidney Injury Really a Single Disease?
AKI is associated with an increased risk for adverse outcomes, including post-AKI chronic kidney disease and a mortality rate of approximately 24...
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‘Round Face’: A Viral Term’s Real Diagnostic Implications
‘Moon face,’ usually refers to Cushing syndrome or treatment with prolonged high-dose glucocorticoids.
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Update Coming for Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy Guidelines
Age over 30 years, having at least two prior pregnancies, and morbid obesity (body mass index [BMI] at least 40 kg/m2), will no longer...
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Many Patients With Cancer Visit EDs Before Diagnosis
Factors associated with an increased likelihood of an ED visit ahead of diagnosis included having certain cancers, living in rural areas, and...
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Are GLP-1s the Newest Fertility Treatment?
Discussing obesity treatment can be a delicate conversation, but one that would be beneficial to have with any patient of reproductive age.
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Do Patients on Anti-Obesity Drugs Decrease Alcohol Use?
This new study is the first to examine the relationship with different classes of anti-obesity medications and to quantify the amount of alcohol...
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Plasma Omega-6 and Omega-3 Fatty Acids Inversely Associated With Cancer
The findings support possible small net protective roles of omega-3 and omega-6 PUFAs in the development of new cancer incidence, the researchers...
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Digital Danger: How Cyberattacks Put Patients at Risk
“We are starting to see a very clear connection between a cyber event and how it can impact patient care and patient safety.”