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Prevention task force recommends intensive counseling for kids with obesity
KPBS San Diego· 6 days agoA panel of experts has updated their recommendations for doctors screening children for obesity. The...
Tirzepatide Significantly Reduces Sleep Disruptions
Medscape· 3 days agoThe diabetes and weight loss drug tirzepatide (Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes; Zepbound for obesity) was so effective at reducing sleep disruptions in...
Perspective: Is systemic racism responsible for the increase in child mortality rates?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoThis is the question that many policymakers and consumers of news have been asking themselves of...
As use of drugs for weight loss spikes among teens, data shows girls are using them most
ABC News· 14 hours agoFollowing her appointment, Francesca began to take Wegovy, an injectable medication that is U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved for weight loss for patients with severe obesity ...
Kids with obesity need ‘behavioral counseling,’ task force recommends: 'Call to action'
Fox News· 4 days agoYoung people with obesity should receive intensive behavioral counseling, according to the US...
To reduce childhood obesity, U.S. task force advises intensive counseling
PhillyVoice.com· 6 days agoNearly 20% of children and adolescents in the United States are obese, and now a panel of national health experts has recommended an intensive, comprehensive set of behavioral interventions ...
PhD student accused of murdering close friend’s newborn baby, abusing tot’s twin is daughter of...
NY Post via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe friend said she did not know Virzi to be violent but said she said she "had some interpersonal...
Metabolic Health Tied to Lower Prediabetes Risk
Medscape· 6 days agoMH individuals with overweight or obesity showed a lower likelihood of having prediabetes than MU individuals with overweight or obesity.
SELECT: Semaglutide Reduces CV Events and Diabetes Risk
Medscape· 2 days agoThe glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist semaglutide (Wegovy, Ozempic) reduced...
Prevention task force recommends intensive counseling for kids with obesity
NPR· 6 days agoHowever, Nicholson acknowledges the recommendations will pose challenges for many children and parents. Twenty-six hours of counseling is "a commitment both by the child or ...