The authors describe this as the first study of its kind and say randomised trials are needed to confirm whether GLP-1 medications meaningfully change fibromyalgia symptoms
GLP-1 (Glucagon-like peptide-1) is a 30- or 31-amino-acid-long peptide hormone deriving from the tissue-specific posttranslational processing of the proglucagon peptide
Recognized by WHO as the fifth leading global mortality risk factor, obesity serves as a primary pathogenic driver and exacerbating factor for multiple disorders, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, and specific malignancies
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This is where trained health-care providers are a really important conversation because these medications are long term
Raa Garibay has no conflict of interest