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News for Healthier Living
Bariatric Surgery Is More Cost Effective Than Newer Weight Loss Drugs Alone
Newer weight loss drugs are cost effective in the long term only when combined with bariatric weight loss surgery, according to a study presented at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2024 in San Francisco, California. Further, a second study presented at the meeting found that this increasingly popular class of weight loss drugs, called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, or GLP-1 RA, appears safe and may be a novel approach to treating obesity when used before bariatric surgery.
October 18, 2024
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- Music Might Speed Your Recovery From Surgery
- Some IUDs May Raise The Odds for Breast Cancer, But Overall Risk Remains Low
- Texas AG Sues Dallas Doctor Over Transgender Care for Minors
- ACI Report Offers "State of the Science" on In Vitro Methods for Cleaning Product Safety Assessment
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- Real-World Study Confirms RSV Vaccine's Protective Power for Seniors
- AI-powered Home Monitoring Device May Improve AMD Care, Save Money
- Family, Friends Crucial to Whether You Get Screened for Cancer
- Fitness, Activity Boosts Kids' Mental Health, Too
- Global Study Finds PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Common in Tap, Bottled Water
- Sports Concussion Outcomes Can Be Made Worse By Depression
- Could Light Therapy Treat Dry AMD?
- American Academy of Ophthalmology Launches VR Education Program in Collaboration with FundamentalVR to Improve Ophthalmic Care Around the World
- An Ill Kitten in Nebraska Sparked Efforts to Stamp Out Rabies' Spread
- Listening to Music May Speed Up Recovery from Surgery
- Emotional and Financial Concerns of Breast Cancer Patients Are Often Unmet
- ACS Program Cuts Surgical Deaths and Improves Care for Older Adults, Studies Show
- Cancer Diagnoses Linked to Lasting Financial Challenges, Studies Find
- Bariatric Surgery Is More Cost Effective Than Newer Weight Loss Drugs Alone
- How Liver Tissue from the International Space Station may Transform Tissue Engineering
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- Preoperative Nutrition Program Cuts Surgery Costs and Complications
- For Younger Adults, a Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis Impacts Their Lives Much Differently Than Older Adults
- Evergreen Theragnostics Opens CCK2-VIEW, a Phase II Small Cell Lung Cancer Clinical Trial, in the European Union
October 17 2024October 16 2024 - Breakthrough Clinical Trial Reveals Better Treatment for Advanced Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma
- New Combo Drug Therapy Halves Death Risk From Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Kidney Transplants Safe When Donor, Recipient Both HIV-Positive
- For Multiple Sclerosis, Medication and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Can Reduce Fatigue
- Study Finds HIV-To-HIV Kidney Transplants Are as Safe and Effective as Those Using Organs From Donors Without HIV
- All Too Human: Racial Disparities in Pain Assessment Expose AI's Flawed Beliefs About Race
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- COVID-19 Study Reveals Virus-Induced Inflammation During Pregnancy, Redefines Vertical Transmission
- High Flux Isotope Reactor a Fit for Nobel Laureate's Designer Proteins
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- Running Hot, Flying Light
- More Kids Having Seizures After Swallowing Rx Painkillers, Synthetic Pot
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- Obesity Could Cause 40% of Hormone-Positive Breast Cancers in Older Women
- Planes' Air Ventilation Can't Spread Nut Allergens to Passengers: Study
- Men and Women Use Different Biological Systems to Reduce Pain
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