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After Rapid Weight Loss, Monitor Antiobesity Drug Dosing
Toxicities from excessive doses can have a range of detrimental effects; examine dosing following rapid weight loss.
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Could Dry Fasting Aid in Metabolic Disorders, Diabetes?
Not eating or drinking can lead to electrolyte imbalances and nutritional deficiencies, increasing risk for kidney issues.
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FTC Interim Report on Pharmacy Middlemen Is First Step of Many Needed in Addressing Drug Costs, Access
Madelaine Feldman, MD, has been a vocal PBM critic for years. She sees a recent FTC interim report as evidence of the need for congressional...
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Type 2 Diabetes Fracture Risk Likely Due to Impaired Physical Function
Despite having higher bone mineral density, older women with type 2 diabetes have higher fracture risk and poorer physical performance than older...
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As CGM Benefit Data Accrue, Primary Care Use Expands
To deal with systemic inequity in prescription processes, measures such as improving prescription workflows, supporting prior authorization, and...
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Are We Relying Too Much on BMI to Diagnose Obesity?
A new guideline states that obesity should be redefined as a chronic and relapsing adiposity-based disease, which may start off as asymptomatic...
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Ultraprocessed Foods Upped Risk for Diabetic Complications
UPF consumption increased the risk for composite microvascular complications, diabetic kidney disease.
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What Would ‘Project 2025’ Mean for Health and Healthcare?
Conservative group–backed plan intends to alter the processes and/or funding of CDC, NIH, Medicaid, and other agencies.
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Thyroid Hormone Balance Crucial for Liver Fat Reduction
Participants who maintained higher tri-iodothyronine levels during the dietary intervention experienced a greater reduction in liver fat content...
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Immunotherapy May Be Overused in Dying Patients With Cancer
“There are patients who are getting immunotherapy who shouldn’t,” according to a surgical oncologist from Yale.
From the Journals
Can Addressing Depression Reduce Chemo Toxicity in Older Adults?
Researchers evaluated whether greater reductions in grade 3 chemotherapy-related toxicities occurred with geriatric assessment-driven...