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Supporting Healthy Aging With Tailored Obesity Management Strategies

Physician's Weekly

Weight loss programs for older adults also benefit from co-management by an interdisciplinary team that may include a geriatrician, an obesity medicine specialist, an endocrinologist, a registered dietitian, a bone metabolism specialist, a physical therapist and an exercise physiologist.

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Why are So Many Teens and 20-Somethings Today Anxiety-Ridden?

Doctor Rachel

I am a family practice doc who sees teens and 20-somethings daily in my practice. Couch Potato Kids: All humans are physiologically designed to be active, and young people, at their physical peak, should be the most active at all. I love young people in their teens and 20’s. The impact of technology. Doctor Rachel

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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

Officials are also working to improve access to physical therapy, diagnostic imaging and outpatient surgery. More information Harvard Health has more on prior authorization. Still, some experts remain skeptical. Talk is cheap,” Gaffney said.

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

Physician's Weekly

Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, where the derailment occurred, have pressed the government to do more to answer questions about the mental and physical health effects of the disaster — from post-traumatic stress to cancer. SOURCE: CNN, June 23, 2025 Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. All rights reserved.

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What We Now Know About COVID Prevention and Treatment: A Podcast with Monica Gandhi

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But we have very little information, almost no information. And then maybe KN95s, FFP2s and KF94s, if you wear them, at least in physical science studies, if you’re inside in a crowded where Warrior stadium or something, that should provide you some self protection. We are going to have a massive outbreak in China.