Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

A recent study offers recommendations on how to balance weight loss goals and bone health concerns in weight management programs for older adults. Distributing intake throughout the day has been shown to enhance muscle synthesis, and targeting 90 g/day provides 1.2 g/kg/d for someone who is starting at 75 kg (or 165 lb).

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FDA Law

MARCH 17, 2022

As explained more fully below, CDC concedes that states, insurers, pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers have implemented laws, regulations and policies that have misapplied the 2016 guideline. We believe the proposed 2022 guideline provides much needed clarification of CDC’s recommendations for both practitioners and regulators.

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FDA Law

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In addition, the guideline has been misapplied to cancer and palliative care patients, and there have been rapid opioid tapers without patient collaboration, rigid application of opioid dosage thresholds, application of opioid use for pain to opioid use disorder treatment, insurer and pharmacy duration limits, patient dismissals and abandonment.

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