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Obesity Drugs Plus Surgery Add Up to More Weight Loss: Study

Obesity Drugs Plus Surgery Add Up to More Weight Loss: Study

May 11, 2023 – They’re both popular ways to lose weight. Anti-obesity medications like semaglutide (Wegovy) and liraglutide (Saxenda) are in such high demand that drugmakers sometimes report shortages. And gastric sleeve surgery – a procedure that shrinks stomach size by up to 80% – remains the most common intervention for weight loss.  Research shows …

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Fentanyl fuels string of deadly weekend overdoses in Portland, Oregon

Fentanyl fuels string of deadly weekend overdoses in Portland, Oregon

A vial containing 2mg of fentanyl, which will kill a human if ingested into the body, is displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va., on Aug. 9, 2016. Police in Portland, Ore., say that at least eight people died from suspected drug overdoses over the weekend. The …

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At 81, Martha Stewart Is the Oldest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition Cover Model

At 81, Martha Stewart Is the Oldest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition Cover Model

Martha Stewart makes 81 look damn good. And given how incredible she’s looking, it shouldn’t be a shock then that the entrepreneur and TV personality landed on the cover of this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. Sports Illustrated hasn’t released the official photos yet, but influencer Evan Ross Katz shared them on his Instagram. There’s …

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Here’s What You Need to Know About the New Blood Donation Guidelines

Here’s What You Need to Know About the New Blood Donation Guidelines

THE FOOD AND Drug Administration has approved new blood donation guidelines, a huge step in the right direction. These recommendations eliminate the decades-old rule that banned men who have sex with men from donating blood, and it could help prevent dangerous blood shortages. The new guidelines will implement the use of individual risk-based questions instead …

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Amazon Electric Razor Memorial Day Sale: Save up to 40% Off Top Electric Shavers

Amazon Electric Razor Memorial Day Sale: Save up to 40% Off Top Electric Shavers

ELECTRIC SHAVERS are a modern miracle for your medicine cabinet. The best ones can replace your manual razor, shaving cream, and aftershave in one fell swoop, and cut down your daily shaving time. Electric shavers can also be damn expensive, which is why we’re always on the hunt for some great deals on electric razors, …

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Emily Ratajkowski Shares Naked Throwback Pics of Her Pregnancy

Emily Ratajkowski Shares Naked Throwback Pics of Her Pregnancy

ON SUNDAY, MAY 14, model Emily Ratajkowski celebrated Mother’s Day with some throwback pics to her pregnancy with her son Sylvester “Sly” Apollo, who she shares with ex-husband Sebastian Bear-McClard. Sly was born in March of 2021, and Ratajkowski wrote about how much her life changed after his birth in the caption of the naked …

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‘This Is a Good News Story’: What We Heard This Week

‘This Is a Good News Story’: What We Heard This Week

“This is a good news story.” — Carol Mangione, MD, immediate past chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, on new draft guidance from the influential panel recommending biennial mammography screening starting at age 40 for women at average risk for breast cancer. “They’re just charging these exorbitant rates to a very small population …

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Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Increased Rates of Late, Major Surgeries

Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Increased Rates of Late, Major Surgeries

Childhood cancer survivors have increased rates of undergoing late, major surgical procedures 5 or more years after diagnosis, according to data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Among more than 25,000 survivors diagnosed with cancer from 1970 to 1999 when they were under age 21, the likelihood of having subsequent major surgery was 80% higher …

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