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The prevalence of obesity among the general U.S. adults is 42%.
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Mashup Score: 0One Racial Group Is Less Likely to Go Through With Bariatric Surgery - 13 hour(s) ago
No disparity emerges, though, in discussing weight-loss surgery with a healthcare provider
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After patients with obesity discuss bariatric surgery with a clinician, racial disparities appeared to affect who moves forward with the procedure, according to 20 years of retrospective data. https://t.co/ruYirHHLd1
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Nurses take the top spot for 23rd year in a row, doctors round out the top five
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Nurses once again earned the top spot as the most trusted profession in America, with pharmacists and physicians ranking fourth and fifth on Gallup's annual Most Honest and Ethical Professions Poll. https://t.co/h7ivSou0jv
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Greater burden of disease in younger folks and women, American Cancer Society projects
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The American Cancer Society projected approximately 2 million new cancer diagnoses and 618,000 new cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2025, with a cancer burden increasingly borne by younger populations, particularly women. https://t.co/ymsWFcFC2U
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Let’s tap into our occupational and environmental medicine resources
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Amidst the wildfires across Los Angeles, @mberenjiMD writes about the long-term effects of #wildfire smoke and steps HCPs can take to embrace environmental innovation, adaptation, and mitigation for a healthier, more resilient future. https://t.co/w4Unoz0yLE
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Mashup Score: 7Opinion | How Should I Prioritize Self-Care During Training? - 4 day(s) ago
A Q&A with a residency program director
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How should I prioritize self-care during medical training? Residency program director @AwanRad addresses #burnout in his latest Q&A column. https://t.co/v3tBUlsHMR
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Mashup Score: 1Oregon Doctors, Nurses Have Been Striking for a Week - 4 day(s) ago
Strike lines are ‘strong and getting stronger,’ union says
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Thousands of healthcare workers from Providence Health in Oregon now have been on strike for a week, following months of contract negotiations between the health system and the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) union, which is representing the workers. https://t.co/CUKFLImLNf
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Mashup Score: 0Review Finds Mixed Bag on JAK Inhibitors and Infection - 5 day(s) ago
JAK inhibitors increased the risk of herpes zoster (HZ) and upper respiratory tract (URT) infections in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD). On subsequent analysis, however, that increase diminished when evaluating individual agents.
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ICYMI: #JAK inhibitors have become a very popular choice in the treatment paradigm of atopic #dermatitis. #AADReadingRoom @AADskin #dermatology https://t.co/sDz6wW32wH https://t.co/fwR85Lgcia
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They’ll also have to pay more than $5 million in penalties and refunds to duped customers
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The FTC and Georgia Attorney General banned three Georgia companies and their principals from making false claims that their stem cell therapy treats arthritis, joint pain, neuropathy, and other ailments. https://t.co/g9BfBvvhoA
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Mashup Score: 2Ishani Ganguli, MD, on Healthcare 'Contact Days' Among Older Survivors of GYN and Other Cancers - 6 day(s) ago
Older survivors of gynecologic and other cancers spent a total of nearly 1 month a year — so-called healthcare contact days — receiving healthcare outside the home, researchers reported. Most of such care was ambulatory, often delivered by non-oncologists, and affected by various factors beyond clinical characteristics.
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What are the implications specifically for #endometrial cancer patients? #oncology @ASCO #ASCOReadingRoom https://t.co/Du9VrE47Jv https://t.co/eEtk66ky4x
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The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of obesity treatment among #immigrant women in primary care at a safety-net academic health center in the U.S. #obesity @OMAsocial #OMAReadingRoom https://t.co/6KUOVi0rpj https://t.co/OVlqlkcVmL