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Lancet Infect Dis

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Drug therapy falls short for long COVID fatigue

Large randomized trial finds only limited added benefit from medication beyond specialist care. . .
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JAMA Psychiatry

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Semaglutide helps best for antipsychotic weight gain

In a network meta-analysis of antipsychotic-treated patients, semaglutide produced the largest weight reduction ahead of liraglutide, topiramate, metformin, and exenatide. . .

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Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol

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When weight loss drugs work, don’t let nutrition and muscle fall behind

New consensus statement urges clinicians to pair incretin-based obesity therapies with tailored nutrition, function, and mental health support. . .

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Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol

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New evidence strengthens the case for acupuncture in IBS

Pooled trial data support acupuncture as a nonpharmacologic option for patients with persistent IBS symptoms. . .
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Lancet Oncol

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PPIs may blunt durvalumab benefit in stage III lung cancer

PACIFIC trial analysis suggests baseline proton pump inhibitor use was associated with shorter progression-free and overall survival during consolidation immunotherapy. . .

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JAMA Netw Open

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One in 3 older men may not benefit from tamsulosin

Small N-of-1 trial found wide variation in symptom benefit, with about 1 in 3 men seeing little or no effect. . .

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JCO Oncol Pract

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Can breast cancer survivors safely use vaginal estrogen?

Large SEER-Medicare analysis found no evidence that vaginal estrogen worsened overall or breast cancer–specific survival in older women with breast cancer. . .

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Ann Am Thorac Soc

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Poor inhaler technique tied to weaker results in COPD

About one in three outpatients used their device poorly. Those patients saw a smaller rise in FEV1 after inhaling their maintenance bronchodilator. . .
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Gut

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IBS genetic risk overlaps with high triglycerides

The largest genetic study of IBS links the condition to triglyceride metabolism, suggesting a cardiometabolic dimension beyond its established gut-brain roots. . .

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