The word “eyebrow” has been in the news recently about a very rare side effect of weight loss injections. It is not an official medical diagnosis, but an acronym used to describe a condition in which reduced blood flow damages the optic nerve and causes sudden vision loss. The phrase may be misleading. Unlike a … Read more
Weight-loss medications have been associated with an increased risk of preterm birth among women who took them before pregnancy or during early pregnancy to treat preexisting diabetes. However, a large study of more than 750,000 pregnancies found that weight loss medication use was not associated with preterm birth or other birth complications. study authors, in … Read more
Co-authored by Shontai Cameron. Approximately 2 to 6 percent of the general population meets criteria for hoarding disorder (HD), with similar rates found in men and women in developed countries. Hoarding behavior often emerges in adolescence or early adulthood and worsens over time. This disorder involves difficulty letting go of material possessions, excessive or compulsive … Read more
John “Gabby” Horneff, an orthopedic surgeon at Pennsylvania Hospital, had noticed a distinct trend: Some patients taking GLP-1s would come away with significant respiratory injuries from a relatively minor physical excursion. For example, some suffer from rotator cuff tears in the shoulder area while Doing simple housework like vacuuming or raking leaves. “They didn’t necessarily … Read more