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Better Care Models Needed for Young Adults With Obesity

Physician's Weekly

Obesity drugs were not utilized often in young adults and adolescents despite high complication rates, prompting researchers to call for chronic, holistic care. The data spanned from January 2019 to March 2024. Regarding obesity-related complications, asthma was significantly prevalent across all age groups, affecting 21.2%

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You don’t need to order comprehensive viral panels for most patients

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For more specific recommendations related to diagnosis and management of SARS-CoV-2, please see www.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/ ) · Hospitalized patients where tests impacts cohorting decisions, like in intensive care. antivirals for influenza) or public health recommendations (e.g., JAMA Pediatr. Pediatrics.

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Gender Influences Urinary Mast Cell Biomarkers

Physician's Weekly

0.97], P = 0.02). Investigators concluded that sex differences in testing rates and urinary mediator levels highlighted the necessity of considering sex when optimizing the diagnostic utility of these mediators. 1.25], P < 0.001) and lower levels in non-atopic females (M/F ratio 0.86, [95% CI: 0.76–0.97],

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