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The Truth About Compounded GLP-1s That Doctors Need to Know
Eldad Einav, MDDisclosures March 26, 2024 50 230 Share Added to Email Alerts As a cardiologist specializing in obesity medicine, I often encounter patients who would greatly benefit from the new generation of weight loss drugs that work as glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists. In the recently published SELECT trial results, for example, semaglutide (marketed by Novo Nordisk as Wegovy for weight loss...
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7 Foods to Avoid for a Healthy Immune System
Written by Anne Jacobson, MD, MPH | Reviewed by Katie E. Golden, MD Published on April 1, 2024print_outlinedemail_outlined Key takeaways: Table of contents Refined grains Ultra-processed foods Fried foods Salty foods Added sugar Red meat Alcohol Bottom line References Giselleflissak/E+ via Getty Images Your immune system is your body’s built-in protection. When it’s working well, it keeps out most of...
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Why Do GLP-1 Drugs Stop Working, and What to Do About It?
Marilynn Larkin January 12, 2024 261185 Added to Email Alert There’s no question that glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists represent a major advance in the treatment of obesity for patients with or without diabetes. In clinical trials, participants lost 15%-20% of their body weight, depending on the drug. But studies also have shown that once people stop taking these drugs...
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Thyroid Warning on GLP-1s Could Raise Overdiagnosis Risk
Kerry Dooley Young July 02, 2024 131323 Added to Email Alert ORLANDO, Florida — Clinicians should keep in mind concerns about overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer when prescribing glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) drugs, as the US black box warning about this risk for this class of medicines for certain tumors in mice could trigger excess screening,...
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Doctors reveal ‘correct’ way to swallow pills that makes it easier for everyone
By CASSIDY MORRISON SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 15:23 EST, 24 December 2024 | Updated: 17:08 EST, 24 December 2024 43 View comments ‘A tough pill to swallow’ is more than just a metaphor. Four in ten adults struggle to swallow pills, which can prevent them from getting much-needed medication. Many patients have trouble swallowing larger pills, but even smaller capsules...
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Chatbots Fail Standard Cognitive Test
— Large language models show susceptibility to cognitive impairment by Judy George, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage TodayDecember 18, 2024 article President-elect Donald Trump may have once scored a perfect 30/30opens in a new tab or window on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), but artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots didn’t perform nearly as well. On the well-known cognitive screen, most chatbots — also...
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AI-designed ‘nanocages’ mimic viral behavior for enhanced gene therapy
by Pohang University of Science and Technology Cryo-EM analysis of designed de novo protein nanocages. Credit: POSTECH Researchers have developed an innovative therapeutic platform by mimicking the intricate structures of viruses using artificial intelligence (AI). Their pioneering research was published in Nature on December 18. Viruses are uniquely designed to encapsulate genetic material within spherical protein shells, enabling them to replicate and...
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What Is the Best Temperature for Sleep?
Written by Lindsay Boyers, CHNC | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH Updated on October 24, 2023print_outlinedemail_outlined Key takeaways: Doctors React to Sleep Routines: What Room Temperature Is the Best for Sleep? 0 seconds of 58 secondsVolume 90% 00:58 Featuring Stacia Woodcock, PharmD, Preeti Parikh, MD Reviewed by Alexandra Schwarz, MD | October 18, 2023 Temperature — both body and room temperature...
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Cooling sunscreen reflects both UV rays and solar heat
By Ben Coxworth December 23, 2024 The experimental sunscreen reportedly keeps users’ skin up to a total of 6.1 ºC (11 ºF) cooler than existing commercial sunscreens (pictured) Depositphotos View 2 Images Although sunscreen does help protect our skin from the sun’s harmful UV rays, it isn’t designed to keep that skin cool. An experimental new...