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First weight-loss tablet approved for use in Australia

Australians who take weight-loss drugs will have more options as the first daily tablet version of a GLP-1 medication is approved for use in the country.

AAP · Nov 3

Diet and Supervised Workouts Put 54% of Young Adults With Type 2 Diabetes in Remission Within 24 Weeks

In a randomized trial, 54% of adults ages 18 to 45 achieved type 2 diabetes remission after a very low-calorie diet and supervised exercise, compared with 4% receiving usual care.

Medical Daily · Nov 3

The Ozempic Boom Has An Unexpected Winner: Americans Are Spending More On Beauty, Fashion And Wellness

A separate survey found that 72% of weight-loss drug users had changed clothing sizes, while 46% had switched apparel brands.

International Business Times · Nov 2

Retatrutide Beat Ozempic on Blood Sugar and Weight in Diabetes Trial, but More Patients Quit Over Side Effects

In Lilly's Phase 3 trial, retatrutide lowered A1C and body weight more than Ozempic 2 mg in adults with type 2 diabetes, but caused more treatment discontinuations.

Medical Daily · Oct 30

Hair Fragments in a Lump on a Man's Leg Revealed a Condition Doctors Usually Find Near the Tailbone

A Saudi man's persistent leg lump was diagnosed as ectopic pilonidal disease after surgery revealed hair fragments, highlighting why unusual draining cysts require tissue examination.

Medical Daily · Oct 29

GLP-1 Weight-Loss Pills Made From Peptides May Need 10 to 100 Times the Active Ingredient of a Shot, Testing Drug Manufacturing

Oral GLP-1 drugs can require 10 to 100 times more peptide than injections because of poor absorption, increasing manufacturing, purification and supply demands for weight-loss treatments.

Medical Daily · Oct 29

Why Breaking a Nirjala Fast Too Quickly Causes the Crash That Follows

A Nirjala fast is one of the strictest observances in the Hindu calendar, no food, no water, sometimes for eighteen hours or more. The body adapts. Blood glucose stabilises at a lower baseline, sodium and potassium shift, the digestive system slows almost to a standstill. Then comes the moment of…

Times Life · Oct 29

Taking Jardiance, Farxiga or Another SGLT2 Pill? Your Next Blood Test May Show Slightly Higher Hemoglobin Levels

A JAMA review of 85 randomized trials found SGLT2 inhibitors modestly increased hemoglobin and hematocrit, offering context for lab results while emphasizing uncertain clinical significance and medical follow-up.

Medical Daily · Oct 28

Kids Eating More Ultra-Processed Food Showed Stronger Brain Reward Responses Tied to Body Fat Gain Over a Year

A study of 46 children found that higher ultra-processed food intake was associated with stronger brain reward responses and greater BMI and body-fat gains, but it cannot prove causation.

Medical Daily · Oct 28

5 Conditions That Make a Nirjala Fast Genuinely Unsafe

A Nirjala fast asks the body to go without water for anywhere between twelve and twenty-four hours. For a healthy adult, that is a significant but manageable stress. For someone whose kidneys, heart, or blood sugar regulation are already under strain, the same fast can tip a stable condition into…

Times Life · Oct 28