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— Expenditures tied to underweight and obesity totaled $1 billion and $2.4 billion in 2018
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Only 16% of discharge doses were within 5 MME of inpatient daily consumption, study showed
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Or else run the risk of aspirating under anesthesia due to delayed gastric emptying
Also in TTHealthWatch: testosterone supplements and the heart
Or else run the risk of aspirating under anesthesia due to delayed gastric emptying
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Observation of complete plaque regression with multimodal therapy may be a first
Is it "just" a hematoma or something more sinister?
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Enrollment was halted earlier than planned after interim analysis
Somatrogon injection given go-ahead after initial FDA rejection last year
Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff
Fentanyl involved in nearly all deaths with the powerful animal sedative
But experts disagree about what the findings actually mean
Higher cardiorespiratory fitness linked to lower risk of death from colon, lung, prostate cancers
Australian trial finds no difference in pain scores over 6 weeks
Infusion made from deceased donor pancreatic islet cells
But D-Health Trial investigators hold out hope supplements may still help selected patients
Advance of disease driven by high BMI, with social determinants of health playing a role
Endocrinologists urged to pay attention to COORDINATE trial
But GI side effects higher than other comparable anti-obesity agents
