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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. Guidelines recommend treating obesity with medications and lifestyle changes.” In 2024, obesity medications were prescribed for 1.5% of adolescents and 5.7%

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

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And that we didn’t have the comprehensive dementia care programs in place. We didn’t have medications that were effective with a few side effects. I heard this beautiful thing the other day, which was to an electronic medical record, I am not a whole person. We’re very datified. Which we can get into.

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Self-Esteem Scores Soar One Year After Metabolic, Bariatric Surgery

Physician's Weekly

from Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania, and colleagues examined changes in patients’ internalized weight stigma before and after MBS. “Understanding weight stigma and psychosocial factors associated with obesity is essential to offering holistic care,” Dhyani said in a statement.