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Better Care Models Needed for Young Adults With Obesity

Physician's Weekly

The data spanned from January 2019 to March 2024. In 2024, obesity medications were prescribed for 1.5% Regarding obesity-related complications, asthma was significantly prevalent across all age groups, affecting 21.2% “Guidelines recommend treating obesity with medications and lifestyle changes.” of adolescents and 5.7%

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #2: Flight of Passage

PEMBlog

He initially presented to his pediatrician two months prior with 10 days of cough and unexplained fevers.

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Ninth Circuit Upholds FDA’s Authority to Regulate Stem Cell Clinic Treatments

FDA Law Blog

Gonzalez — On September 27, 2024, in U.S. These procedures are offered to treat a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer’s, arthritis, asthma, cancer, etc., By Steven J. California Stem Cell Treatment Center, Inc., no doubt with varying degrees of scientific support for their safety and efficacy in treating these conditions.

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Podcast: ECPR

PEMBlog

asthma, heart failure, and more. Listen ECPR – PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast – by: Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd [link] Subscribe Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube References Gajkowski EF, Herrera G, Hatton L, et al. ELSO guidelines for adult and pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuits.

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

A 2024 study published in the journal Nature Medicine found that military veterans with brain injuries saw major mental and physical improvements after just one ibogaine session. Ibogaine is a psychedelic that causes powerful hallucinations and can last for hours. In Brazil, the therapy has helped thousands.

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

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Gender Influences Urinary Mast Cell Biomarkers

Physician's Weekly

As per the study published in the June 2025 issue o f Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the re searchers conducted a retrospective study to characterize sex differences in urinary mast cell mediators 2,3-dinor-11β-prostaglandin F2α (2,3-BPG), N-methylhistamine (NMH), and leukotriene E4 (LTE4). They reviewed 4,033 patients at Mayo Clinic (..)

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