When an unblinded clinician rates a self-limiting condition in a cohort that has already lost a quarter of its patients, a near-universal response rate is close to the expected result whether or not the drug does anything
Particular caution is warranted with NSAIDs (such as ibuprofen), which can affect kidney function, especially when combined with dehydration seek pharmacist or GP advice before using these medications if you're experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms
A practitioner asking should I offer MIC? in 2026 is implicitly asking why would I, when I can prescribe a GLP-1? The honest answers are narrower than the marketing, but they are real: Patients who cannot or will not take a GLP-1
Upregulation of genes associated with the expression of glutathione (GSH), glutathione transferase (GST), and cytochrome P450 oxidases (CYP450) has been observed in potential loser cells, with most of these genes being targets of Nrf2 (231)
Mice were fed a standard laboratory diet (22% kcal from fat, 55% kcal from carbohydrates, 23% kcal from protein
Retatrutide has attracted interest as a potential future weight management option, but current evidence does not confirm that it provides better results than established treatments such as Mounjaro and Wegovy