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People Without Diabetes Make Up Growing Share of GLP-1 Users

Approximately one-fourth of new users in 2023 did not have type 2 diabetes

Jul 22, 2024
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Opinion
We've Been Here Before: The Politicization of Drug Pricing

Ensuring medication access does not have to come at the cost of innovation

Jul 16, 2024
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Opinion
Shedding Criticisms: The Real Weight of Misunderstanding Obesity

Stigma and misconceptions create barriers to medication uptake

Jul 14, 2024
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Tirzepatide Bests Semaglutide for Real-World Weight Loss

Injectables were compared at doses approved for type 2 diabetes

Jul 08, 2024
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Popular Diabetes Drug Class Lowered Risk of 10 Obesity-Associated Cancers

For people with diabetes, cancer risks were reduced with GLP-1s versus insulin

Jul 05, 2024
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Opinion
Weight Stigma Is Bad Medicine

Physicians must work to break this cycle of bias

Jul 04, 2024
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Some Antidepressants Tied to More Weight Gain Than Others

Bupropion associated with least amount of weight gain

Jul 01, 2024
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Opinion
Many Kids Benefit From GLP-1s. What Happens When They Have to Stop Taking Them?

Prepare patients early for a time when medication is no longer an option

Jul 01, 2024
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Adolescent Obesity Tied to Parents' BMI at the Same Age

Moderate association between parental and offspring BMI at age 17

Jun 28, 2024
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Cardiovascular Risks Established in Childhood Don't Just Go Away

Childhood BMI nearly as important as adult BMI

Jun 25, 2024
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Preventing Surgical-Site Infections; Drugs Go Head to Head for Ischemic Stroke

Also in TTHealthWatch: managing obesity in children and adolescents

Jun 22, 2024
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Tirzepatide May Help Treat Sleep Apnea in People With Obesity

Zepbound met primary and secondary endpoints, with or without CPAP

Jun 21, 2024
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Certain Clinical Factors Tied to Poor Response to Biologics for Psoriasis

Previous exposure to biologics, higher BMI, smoking all negatively linked to response

Jun 18, 2024
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USPSTF Recommends Behavioral Interventions for Kids With High BMI

Final recommendations did not include weight-loss drugs

Jun 18, 2024
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