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The Limitations and Risks Associated With Semaglutide Treatment
To the Editor In a Research Letter recently published in JAMA Cardiology, Shi and colleagues found that over 129 million US adults are eligible for semaglutide for weight loss indications.
Read MoreNHS medical negligence liabilities hit £58.2bn amid calls to improve patient safety
Public accounts committee called the record sum ‘jaw-dropping’ and criticised inaction to reduce errors in a damning reportThe NHS’s total liabilities for medical negligence have hit an “astou
Read MoreLouisiana: controversial Denka plant suspends production after dire losses
Chemical plant linked to air pollution and cancer risks in majority-Black region ‘exploring all options for the future’A controversial chemical plant in the centre of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley
Read MoreSedentary Time Tied to Brain Volume, Worse Cognition in Older Adults
(MedPage Today) -- More time spent sitting or lying down was linked with neurodegeneration and worse cognitive scores in older adults, even among people who were physically active, a 7-year study sho
Read MoreExpect More Downside Risk in Medicare's Payment Models, CMS Official Says
(MedPage Today) -- Physicians should expect to see more Medicare alternative payment models that involve downside risk, Abe Sutton, JD, director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CM
Read MoreLouisiana investigates New York doctor for allegedly mailing abortion pills
Margaret Carpenter was previously indicted over reported abortion pill prescription in state with near-total banLouisiana is investigating a New York doctor over accusations that she mailed abortion p
Read MoreBetter Survival in BRCA-Mutated Breast Cancer With Neoadjuvant Olaparib-Chemo Combo
(MedPage Today) -- Overall survival (OS) in BRCA-mutated breast cancer improved significantly with the addition of olaparib (Lynparza) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy despite no improvement in pathologic
Read MoreWhat the ‘Small Nodule’ Found on Biden’s Prostate Could Mean for a Man’s Health
Some doctors say they are surprised the condition was found at all in the former president, given his age.
Read MoreNHS must accelerate use of weight-loss jabs, say obesity experts
New research finds Wegovy can reduce risk of heart attack, early death and stroke within three months of treatmentThe NHS must accelerate its use of weight loss jabs, experts have said, as society ent
Read MoreSTAT+: Scientific societies call for a moratorium on using CRISPR to create genetically modified children
Leading trade organizations representing the makers of cell and gene therapies are calling for a 10-year moratorium on germline gene editing.
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