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Tenn. Lawmakers OK Bill Penalizing Adults Who Help Minors Get Gender-Affirming Care
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109853.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Tennessee's GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the first-in-the-nation...


What Do Weight-Loss Drugs Mean for Diet Industry Built on Eating Less and Exercise?
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109835.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always...


Bird Flu Found in Milk; Clinic Implanted Dead Embryos? Olympic Abuse Settlement
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109805.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The FDA found fragments of bird flu virus in the milk supply, but officials say milk is still safe to drink. (AP) Meanwhile, scientists have determined that the...


New T2D Guidelines; More Cushing's Relacorilant Data; Drug Shortages Rage On
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109792.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- The American College of Physicians released a new guideline for the pharmacological treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults, strongly recommending the addition of an SGLT2 inhibitor, GLP-1 receptor agonist, or DPP-4 inhibitor...


HHS Issues Final Rule to Protect Privacy of Reproductive Healthcare Data
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109783.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Patients who share their health information -- including reproductive health information -- with providers and health plans have the right to have that information kept private, according to a final rule issued Monday by...


Ozempic Hiatus Before Surgery: Is a Weeklong Pause Really Needed?
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109776.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Continued use of a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist leading up to surgery may not increase the risk for regurgitation and pulmonary aspiration during operations after all, an analysis of insurance claims data...


Underweight, but Not Obesity, Linked to Glaucoma Progression
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109772.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- A higher body mass index (BMI) was significantly associated with slower rates of retinal nerve fiber layer change among patients with glaucoma, while those with underweight had significantly faster rates of structural loss, according...


Time-Restricted Eating Tied to Modest Weight Loss
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109747.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Restricting daily eating to a 10-hour window was no silver bullet for boosting weight loss in people with obesity and prediabetes, a small study found. In the 12-week trial, both time-restricted eating (TRE) and a usual pattern...


Tirzepatide Improves Sleep Apnea in Patients With Obesity, Drugmaker Says
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109736.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Tirzepatide (Zepbound) injections reduced sleep apnea severity among patients with obesity, regardless of positive airway pressure (PAP) use, according to topline data from two phase III trials. In the SURMOUNT-OSA 1 study...


Idaho's Ban on Youth Gender-Affirming Care Has Families Scrambling for Solutions
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109710.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Forced to hide her true self, Joe Horras' transgender daughter struggled with depression and anxiety until 3 years ago, when she began to take medication to block the onset of puberty. The gender-affirming treatment helped the...


Can Testosterone Aid Women's Menopausal Symptoms?
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109693.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- In 2022, Aisha Kabia started to experience symptoms she originally thought could be long COVID: brain fog, fatigue, and joint pain. As an actor based in Los Angeles, she was used to memorizing huge chunks of dialogue, but she...


Brenzavvy vs Farxiga for T2D; PFAS in Seafood; 100 Deaths Linked to GLP-1 Drugs?
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109692.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Bexagliflozin (Brenzavvy) and dapagliflozin (Farxiga) induced similar HbA1c reductions over 24 weeks in a head-to-head phase III trial of the SGLT2 inhibitors in Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes on metformin. (Journal of Diabetes...


High Lipoprotein(a) Levels' Hit on Heart Health Doesn't Discriminate
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109674.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- All sex, race, and risk category groups appeared to be affected by the heart disease risk posed by elevated lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), according to pooled analysis of primary prevention studies. Compared with people with below...


Anesthesiologist Convicted; Oldest Conjoined Twins Die; 'Donald Trump Did This'
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109662.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Dallas anesthesiologist Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr., MD, was convicted for injecting a nerve-blocking agent and other drugs into IV bags, leading to a coworker's death...


No Link Between GLP-1 Drugs and Suicide, Says European Regulator
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109656.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- The European Medicines Agency (EMA) found no evidence to support a causal link between GLP-1 receptor agonists and suicidal thoughts, a committee said on Friday following a 9-month review. An investigation was launched in July...


Surgery May Be More Cost-Effective Than Wegovy in Adults With a BMI 35+
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109644.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- A certain type of bariatric surgery may prove more cost-effective over time than a popular weight loss drug, an economic evaluation study suggested. In an analysis of adults with class II obesity (BMI 35-39.9), endoscopic sleeve...


Study Assuages Thyroid Cancer Fears With GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109609.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- A Scandinavian cohort study suggested a popular class of diabetes drug did not put patients at an elevated risk for thyroid cancer, a longtime lingering concern with this drug class. Compared with DPP-4 inhibitors, patients...


Cass Review Finds Weak Evidence for Puberty Blockers, Hormones in Youth Gender Care
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109605.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- The Cass Review -- of which an interim report changed youth gender-affirming care services in England -- has been published in full, concluding that there's no high-quality evidence supporting puberty blockers and hormones...


Biden Admin Imposes National Limits on 'Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Water
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109597.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level at which they can be reliably measured. Officials...


Type D Personality and Hypothyroidism; Infertility and eGFR; Fracture Algorithm
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109583.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Type D personality, which is associated with negative emotions, was disproportionately represented in people with hypothyroidism, and these patients tended to experience worse treatment outcomes. (Journal of Clinical Endocrinology...


Doc Flung From Trailer Dies; Viral Hepatitis Deaths Rise; Suicidal Thoughts and GLPs
<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/109xxx/109568.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. A 58-year-old Long Island pediatrician died after falling out of a moving Airstream trailer on the highway. (NBC New York) Ten doctors advising the FDA on a cardiac...