The two drugs are approved for use in Australia for treating type 2 diabetes
"We are taking measures and requiring new labeling information to help health care professionals and patients better understand that while benzodiazepines have many treatment benefits, they also carry with them an increased risk of abuse, misuse, addiction and dependence," FDA Commissioner Stephen M
Conversely, if you stop taking Ozempic or Wegovy right before surgery and experience a rebound weight gain of visceral fat, this can stretch your internal sutures
We limited the scope of this study to patients with measured pH values 7.35, thereby excluding patients with fully respiratory compensated metabolic acidosis
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A few practical takeaways from this: The move from pure weight loss to body composition is key, preserving lean mass may matter as much as fat reduction, especially for long-term cardiometabolic health