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Supporting Healthy Aging With Tailored Obesity Management Strategies

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Given practical constraints in many healthcare settings, who are the minimum essential team members for multidisciplinary management of weight loss in older adults? How might primary care physicians coordinate this care in settings with limited specialist access? Structured exercise programs can help in both regards.

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FDA Approves Polypill Widaplik for Hypertension

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

More Information Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. The pill is available in a standard dose, as well as two low doses, and can be used in those initiating treatment. The FDA approval is based on positive results from two international phase 3 trials that compared Widaplik to dual combinations of its component drugs as well as to placebo.

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ADA: Weight Loss, Type 2 Diabetes Remission Up With Replacing Diet Drinks With Water

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

” Press Release More Information Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. . “Our study highlights the importance of promoting water, not just low-calorie alternatives, as part of effective diabetes and weight management. It’s a small change with the potential for a big impact on long-term health outcomes.” All rights reserved.

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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

It’s “going to streamline it in some incremental ways only,” Dr. Adam Gaffney , a critical care doctor and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, told NBC News. More fundamental reform will be needed to address the ubiquitous barriers to care imposed by insurance firms.” But experts say the changes may not go far enough.

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‘Gas Station Heroin’ Spurs Spike in Poison Control Calls, FDA Warns

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

“You never quite know what’s in that bottle,” Dr. Diane Calello of the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System told the AP. More than a dozen needed intensive care. .” And, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that they pose similar risks of addiction and life-threatening side effects.

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New Mothers Face Significant Loss of Uninterrupted Sleep

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

” Press Release More Information Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. . “While mothers generally returned to their prepregnancy total nightly sleep duration after the first postpartum week, the structure of their sleep remained profoundly altered,” Lillis said in a statement. All rights reserved.

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Trader Joe’s Recalls Garlic Cheese Curds Due to Listeria Risk

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 23, 2025

More information Read the full recall announcement on the Trader Joe’s website. The product is Face Rock Creamery’s Vampire Slayer Garlic Cheese Curds. It was sold at Trader Joe’s stores across Northern California and Northern Nevada, the company said June 20. The affected packages are marked with the “Use BY 082925” date.

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FDA Recalls Chocolate Candies Over Milk Allergy Risk

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 23, 2025

MONDAY, June 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Chocolate candy sold across the U.S. is being recalled because it may contain milk that isn’t listed on the label, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. The agency announced the recall of multiple batches of semi-sweet chocolate nonpareils made by Weaver Nut Company Inc., CBS News reported.

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Texas Governor Blocks THC Ban, Keeping Gummies and Vapes Legal

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

More information The National Institutes of Health has more on tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). These products contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the chemical responsible for a marijuana high. The proposed law would have made it a misdemeanor to own, make or sell THC products. Texas is not the only state to reconsider limits on THC consumables.

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BowFlex Recalls 3.8 Million Dumbbells After Injury Reports

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 10, 2025

More information Read the full recall notice from Johnson Health Tech Trading. But the CPSC says the adjustable design may pose a safety hazard. The recalled units include 3.7 million sets sold by Nautilus Inc., which changed its name to BowFlex in 2023, CBS News reported. BowFlex filed for bankruptcy in March 2024.

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NIH to Fund $10M in Long-Term Health Studies After Ohio Train Disaster

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 23, 2025

Allison also noted that the community has also been pushing for an emergency declaration that would give residents access to special Medicare benefits to help pay for medical care tied to chemical exposure, CNN said. More information Earth Island Institute has more on the chemicals released during the train derailment in East Palestine.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

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MARCH 7, 2024

It was started by a social worker who really saw some gaps in care with those at end-of-life, particularly those with chronic long-term illness, having important conversations. But before we jump into that topic, John, do you have the song request for Alex? John: I do. It’s Jimmy Buffett’s song, Bubbles Up. You were a what?

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RFK Jr. Hires Autism Skeptic To Look Into CDC Autism Data

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) database that includes vaccine safety information from millions of patients, according to multiple sources. He had access to the CDC’s Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) in the early 2000s, but officials removed him twice for allegedly misusing the information. More information The U.S.

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CDC Pulls Vaccine Slide After Expert Cites Study Doesn’t Exist

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 26, 2025

Redwood is scheduled to present at the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meeting today. More information Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has more on vaccines and autism. THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A presentation scheduled for a U.S. It lists U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

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Senate Grills CDC Nominee Susan Monarez on Agency Cuts

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 26, 2025

More information Learn more about the role of the U.S. She has a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology and is known as a respected scientist, though she would be the first CDC leader in decades who is not a physician. Several senators pushed for answers from Monarez, the AP added in its report. For months, it wasn’t clear who was in charge.

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