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Setmelanotide offers significant, long-lasting weight loss
Melanotide is being tested with respect to other mutations responsible for severe obesity, raising hopes that it will soon be indicated for use in...
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Meta-analysis finds increase in type 1 diabetes incidence, ketoacidosis during COVID pandemic
Data reported in 15 studies showed a 26% increase in DKA incidence during the first year of the pandemic.
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More children missing developmental milestones: Survey
No significant change was seen from 2019 to 2021 in how common it was for survey respondents to report children having autism or an intellectual...
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Impostor syndrome is a risk for doctors of all ages
These people ignore praise, are highly self-critical, and attribute their successes to external factors, such as luck, hard work, or receiving...
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New German guidelines change the paradigm for asthma
The guideline was created by the German Respiratory Society and a further 11 professional societies from Germany and Austria.
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Weighing childhood obesity interventions
The long-term effects of these new agents on children and teens are poorly understood, and both medication and surgery are associated with...
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Mental health questions cut from MD licensing applications in 21 states
Four in 10 physicians said they did not seek help for burnout or depression because they worried that their employer or state medical board would...
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Does racial bias taint the Apgar score?
Critics say the score’s skin component disadvantages neonates of color.
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AMA supports APRN oversight by both medical and nursing boards
The organization says it opposes scope expansions because removing doctors from the care team results in higher costs to the patient and lower...
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Nearly one in five in U.S. still hadn’t gotten COVID by end of 2022
The CDC analyzed donor blood from 143,000 people every 3 months during 2022.
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Treating obesity: Will new drugs end the crisis?
The drugs offer new hope to millions with obesity complications. But to truly turn the tide on our 42% obesity rate, much more work remains to be...