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Can a Plant-Based Diet Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk?
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Sticking to a plant-based diet may help T2D risk, study suggests.
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Weight Management Therapies Work, But Utilization Low
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Future work should explore the potential for semaglutide 2.4 mg and other medications with substantial weight loss effectiveness to reduce weight...
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Disparities Seen in Weight Loss Drug Prescriptions, Fills
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Men, some minorities, and patients with lower income were less likely to be prescribed weight loss drugs, study finds.
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Are You Giving Your Patients With T2D the Meds They Want?
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Priorities in care can vary widely and may not align between patients, physicians, and guidelines, study says.
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Hypocalcemia Risk Warning Added to Osteoporosis Drug
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Based on a completed data review, the agency concluded that denosumab increases the risk for severe hypocalcemia in patients with chronic kidney...
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A1c Helps Stratify Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Teens
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The risk of type 2 diabetes increased with baseline A1c levels above 6.0% as well as in those with more severe obesity, women, and Asian or...
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Comments Disputed on Negative Low-Dose Naltrexone Fibromyalgia Trial
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Neuroinflammation expert Jarred Younger, PhD, disputes commentary calling for clinicians to stop prescribing the off-label compounded medication...
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ME/CFS and Long COVID: Research Aims to Identify Treatable, Druggable Pathways
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- Miriam E. Tucker
A 2-day research conference sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health highlighted research that points to mechanisms that suggest...
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For Weight Loss With a Low-Carb Diet, Quality Matters
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“The study findings argue against the sole focus of macronutrient quantity for weight management and suggest the crucial role of nutrient quality...
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FDA Issues Warning About Counterfeit Ozempic
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Clinicians and patients are advised not use product packages labeled with lot number NAR0074 and serial number 430834149057.
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Thyroidectomy Beneficial but Risky for Hashimoto Disease
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The beneficial effect lasts up to 5 years but with a substantially higher risk for complications than initially anticipated.
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Study Suggests Inappropriate Use of Thyroid Ultrasounds
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“It seems to be that we’re detecting smaller and smaller nodules. …Why are people being referred for all these ultrasounds? We looked for the...
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ADA issues new screening, obesity management recommendations
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Two new recommendations have been added to include screening of adults with diabetes for asymptomatic heart failure by measuring natriuretic...
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Bariatric surgery still best option for some with obesity
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“Sometimes we might need to go straight to surgery instead of going through medications first, because it may be the most effective and evidence-...
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Already-available drug could help treat type 1 diabetes
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- Miriam E. Tucker
DFMO inhibits the polyamine biosynthesis pathway, which plays a role in the inflammatory responses in autoimmune diseases.