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Wegovy Before Bariatric Surgery Not Tied to Greater Weight Loss

(MedPage Today) -- Taking a GLP-1 receptor agonist prior to bariatric surgery may not boost long-term weight loss and metabolic benefits, a retrospective case-control study suggested.

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Alzheimer's Relationship With Menopause Explored

(MedPage Today) -- Possible connections between menopause and menopausal hormone therapy and Alzheimer's disease risk were probed in two studies that aimed to elucidate why Alzheimer's disproportiona

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Senators Challenge Trump's NIH Pick on Vaccines, Grant Freezes

(MedPage Today) -- Senators challenged Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), with questions about vaccines, pandemics, and current

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Coronary Plaques Reined in With Coronary Calcium Scans in the Picture

(MedPage Today) -- For select risk-enhanced individuals at intermediate risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), researchers found a way to implement coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores and primary pr

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Treating Male Sexual Partners May Prevent Bacterial Vaginosis Recurrence

(MedPage Today) -- Treating the male sexual partners of women with bacterial vaginosis significantly reduced recurrence, according to an Australian randomized controlled trial that was stopped early

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Bacterial vaginosis can be passed to women by men, researchers find

Study suggests infection is sexually transmitted and opens up new way to reduce recurrence by treating male partnersBacterial vaginosis can be passed to women by male sexual partners, researchers have

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Study of Oligorecurrent Prostate Cancer Finds Winning Combination

(MedPage Today) -- A short course of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) added to stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) halved the risk of disease progression or death in patients with metachronous ol

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STAT+: On path to likely confirmation as NIH director, Bhattacharya toes the party line

The most telling signal from Jay Bhattacharya’s confirmation hearing as nominee to direct the NIH lay in what he would not say.

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Use of GLP-1 Drugs for Obesity Linked to Lower Risk of Glaucoma

(MedPage Today) -- Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists for obesity was associated with a reduced risk of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and ocular hypertension compared with other weight-loss medicati

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CDC Invites Back About 180 Fired Employees, Including Some Who Help Fight Outbreaks

(MedPage Today) -- The CDC is inviting about 180 employees back to work, about 2 weeks after laying them off.

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