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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. Female patients comprised a greater proportion of young adults (71.5%) compared with children (48.5%) and adolescents (52.9%).

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Gender Influences Urinary Mast Cell Biomarkers

Physician's Weekly

of patients tested for urinary mast cell mediators were female. 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. years), more frequently reported ever smoking (33.5%

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