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GLP-1 Use Prior to Surgery: Analyzing the Updated Guidance

Balancing aspiration risk with the consequences of medication discontinuation

Nov 20, 2024
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Doc Killed After Presentation; Bird Flu Mutations Worrying; Americans Snub COVID Vax

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Nov 20, 2024
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
75% of Adults Overweight or Obese; Global Diabetes Tx Lacking; Hidden Bone Data?

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

Nov 19, 2024
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Oral Drug Safe, Effective in Kids With Achondroplasia

No adverse events resulted in treatment discontinuation

Nov 18, 2024
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Tirzepatide Officially Puts GLP-1 Meds on the Map for Obesity-Related Heart Failure

SUMMIT trial able to show clinical benefit beyond quality-of-life improvement

Nov 16, 2024
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Lowest Paid Medical in 2024

These eight specialties earn the least, with many averaging less than $300k per year

Nov 14, 2024
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16% of Adults Have Diabetes; Compounded Semaglutide Deaths; Testosterone Tx Surge

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

Nov 12, 2024
Endo Break over a computer rendering of a man with illustrated body organs.
Who Needs a Defibrillator After MI? FDA Recs on Inferior Vena Cava Filters

Also in TTHealthWatch: early sugar exposure, hypertension, and diabetes

Nov 09, 2024
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Nurse's Death Tied to GLP-1 Drug; Research Monkey Jailbreak; Congressman Has Cancer

Health news and commentary gathered by staff

Nov 08, 2024
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
CGM OK'd During Medical Imaging; All Semaglutide Doses Back; Bariatric Surgery Down

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

Nov 05, 2024
Endo Break over a computer rendering of a man with illustrated body organs.
Acromegaly Injectable Rejected; Nobel Prize Winner Dies; Obesity Doubles in Kids

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

Oct 22, 2024
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No X-Ray Proof of Rare Surgical Complication Tied to GLP-1 Agonists

Conundrum of holding meds continues following conflicting reports of aspiration events

Oct 22, 2024
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Obesity Epidemic Peaked? FDA Reviews Menopause Drug; Metabolic Surgery and Cancer

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

Oct 15, 2024
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Protein Drivers of Heart Attack Risk Disproportionately Affect Women

Study suggests mechanistic underpinnings of known sex disparities in MI

Oct 14, 2024
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