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Treatment with UV light could be the newest fat-loss technique to help obese patients lose weight!
India saw a weight-loss surgery every half hour in 2019, as per a Lancet study. The country has wit…
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Doctors struggle to treat long Covid patients in India; researchers point to inadequate studies
Understanding the long-term effects of the virus is important for developing management strategies,…
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Dengue in obese children is more likely to result in hospitalisation, study finds
Researchers investigated the relationship between a child's weight and their likelihood of requirin…
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Weight loss and diabetes drug Tirzepatide will cost Rs 80,000 per month in India
Tirzepatide is set to make its debut in the Indian market under the brand name Mounjaro for the tre…
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More diabetics, BP patients among 5-17 year olds. Is junk food the reason?
India is seeing a significant rise in cases of non communicable diseases like obesity, diabetes, hy…
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A doctor shares how his patients are trying to afford weight-loss drugs — and what happens if they can't
Drug companies are under fire for the high cost of Ozempic and simlar meds. A doctor said patients …
Gabby Landsverk
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This overlooked obesity-drug stock has 80% upside, JPMorgan says
JPMorgan said it expects Structure Therapeutics' oral GLP-1 weight loss drug candidate to generate …
Matthew Fox
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Patients on Ozempic are developing a rare form of sudden blindness, doctors say
Doctors are concerned that a small number of patients on semaglutide are coming in with a form of s…
Hilary Brueck
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The FDA says patients may be overdosing on imitation semaglutide weight-loss drugs because the directions are unclear
The FDA warned that incorrect dosing of compounded semaglutide products may be causing health prob…
Lauren Edmonds
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Cryotherapy, a form of extreme cold exposure, lowered blood sugar and cholesterol for obesity patients in a new study
Cryotherapy helped lower blood sugar and cholesterol in obese patients in a small study. The practi…
Allana Akhtar
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Doctors are racing to get certified to treat obesity as Americans clamor for weight-loss drugs
Almost 1,900 doctors signed up to take this year's exam to become certified in treating obesity, ac…
Shelby Livingston
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Nvidia's new AI nurses treat patients for $9 an hour. Here's what they can do, from colonoscopy screenings to loneliness companionship
Nvidia partnered with Hippocratic AI to offer $9/hour AI nurses. 40 healthcare companies are alread…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Weight-loss shots like Ozempic are changing the game for some women with obesity and hormone disorders trying to conceive
GLP-1 drugs are used for weight loss, but women with PCOS that affected their fertility told Inside…
Emily Farache
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Patients are calling out 'medical gaslighting,' saying doctors deny their symptoms and misdiagnose serious illnesses
People are sharing stories of being dismissed by healthcare pros. Women, Black people, and patients…
Julia Naftulin,Anna Medaris M…
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Queen Latifah was body-shamed for the first time in third grade. She's now advocating for judgment-free obesity care.
Queen Latifah is reshaping the conversation about obesity. The actor shares how she was first body-…
Nasha Smith
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I'm an expert in obesity, a condition that is rampantly misunderstood. Here is why I'm very comfortable with a patient weighing 300 pounds.
Obesity is much more complex than just overeating and diet, Fatima Cody Stanford, a leading obesity…
Marianne Guenot
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Weight loss drugs' messy rise: How Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro really affect patients and what comes next
Patients and doctors share their perspectives on the biggest ever revolution in obesity medicine.
Hilary Brueck,Gabby Landsverk…
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Being overweight might not raise your risk of dying but being obese or underweight could, a study suggests
A co-author of the study said the results confirm that a person's BMI doesn't necessarily reflect t…
Kim Schewitz
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The economic cost of obesity is expected to soar to $4 trillion by 2035. Weight loss drugs like Ozempic could change that, Goldman Sachs says.
"By fighting obesity, these drugs seem to be fighting heart disease, which is the leading cause of …
Matthew Fox
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Intermittent fasting could help people with pre-diabetes and obesity control their blood sugar, a small study suggests
Eating most of your calories before lunch could be beneficial for those with pre-diabetes or obesit…