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We have a large efficacy and safety database over decades for bariatric surgery #weightloss#obesity while the new era for medical Rx with GLP-1-based medicines is just beginning. The next few years and ongoing RCTS will teach us a lot @clairebugos https://t.co/y32TAzyBPO
Narcan, an opioid overdose reversal drug, is now approved to be sold over the counter. It will be available in grocery stores, gas stations, and even vending machines nationwide this year.
Here's your primer on how to administer it.
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BREAKING: The EPA has finally released the proposed MCLs for #PFAS:
4 ppt for PFOA and PFOS, respectively
AND a surprise mixture regulation for PFNA, GenX, PFBS, and PFHxS.
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Nano microplastics are so tiny they can easily move through blood and tissue, damaging the gut, fetal tissue, and the lungs. Making biodegradable, non-toxic packaging options is urgent, the scientific panel concluded.
I went to the #AAASmtg this weekend and learned from bright minds in science and comms from all over the world. Here are the bits Iโm still thinking about:
Albert Ascherio shared his teamโs groundbreaking research to identify EBV as the culprit for multiple sclerosis. @LarrySteinman shed light on why EBV infects nearly everyone, yet only rarely triggers MS.