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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. In 2024, obesity medications were prescribed for 1.5% of adolescents and 5.7% of young adults. of children, 17.2%

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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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