Endocrinology
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— Expenditures tied to underweight and obesity totaled $1 billion and $2.4 billion in 2018
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Misconceptions and misinformation conflate treatments, stripping youth of essential care
Jury still out on whether infection can cause permanent seminal damage, however
Or else run the risk of aspirating under anesthesia due to delayed gastric emptying
Somatrogon injection given go-ahead after initial FDA rejection last year
Or else run the risk of aspirating under anesthesia due to delayed gastric emptying
Somatrogon injection given go-ahead after initial FDA rejection last year
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Alcoholism, liver dysfunction highly linked with rare disease of unknown etiology
Surgery may not always be the best option, case report finds
Diagnosis of this rare disease is often a challenge
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But experts disagree about what the findings actually mean
Nationwide Danish study also found that transgender people had higher rates of mortality
Infusion made from deceased donor pancreatic islet cells
Members push aside data concerns, endorse retinoid for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
Advance of disease driven by high BMI, with social determinants of health playing a role
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Endocrinologists urged to pay attention to COORDINATE trial
Challenges of drug development in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva on full display
But GI side effects higher than other comparable anti-obesity agents
Tool is still useful, but should be used in concert with other measures, experts suggest
Some people just don't respond; others have such severe side effects they need to stop
Once-weekly CagriSema reduced body weight more than either agent alone
These were patients with "really debilitating diabetes," says investigator
Another study showed two high doses were better at reducing HbA1c vs a 14-mg dose
