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GLP-1 Weight Regain Is Not a Flaw. It’s Proof Obesity Is a Chronic Disease

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Joseph Philip Zucchi, PA

Read Why Dermatology Patients Now Have More Hope Than Ever

Link to Alexa Kimball, MD's page

Why Dermatology Patients Now Have More Hope Than Ever

Alexa Kimball, MD

Mar 9, 2026 Link to Why Dermatology Patients Now Have More Hope Than Ever

Read The Day the Weight‑Loss Pill Arrived, the Hard Part Began

Link to Shiv Kumar Goel, MD's page

The Day the Weight‑Loss Pill Arrived, the Hard Part Began

Shiv Kumar Goel, MD

Mar 2, 2026 Link to The Day the Weight‑Loss Pill Arrived, the Hard Part Began

Read Germ Theory, Terrain Theory, and the Future of Health

Link to Joshua Mirrer, MD's page

Germ Theory, Terrain Theory, and the Future of Health

Joshua Mirrer, MD

Feb 23, 2026 Link to Germ Theory, Terrain Theory, and the Future of Health

Read Rethinking Obesity Care in the Era of Incretin Mimetics

Link to Madhu Pamganamamula, MD's page

Rethinking Obesity Care in the Era of Incretin Mimetics

Madhu Pamganamamula, MD

Feb 23, 2026 Link to Rethinking Obesity Care in the Era of Incretin Mimetics

Read The Wrong Path of Seizure Forecasting

Link to Waleed Abood, MD's page

The Wrong Path of Seizure Forecasting

Waleed Abood, MD

Feb 17, 2026 Link to The Wrong Path of Seizure Forecasting

Read The Quiet Rise of a New Nicotine Epidemic

Link to Christian Hardoy's page

The Quiet Rise of a New Nicotine Epidemic

Christian Hardoy

Feb 9, 2026 Link to The Quiet Rise of a New Nicotine Epidemic

Read We Have Normalized Being Unclean in Medicine

We Have Normalized Being Unclean in Medicine

Biswas Shrestha, MD and 1 other

Jan 26, 2026 Link to We Have Normalized Being Unclean in Medicine

Read Unmasking Diabetes: Paraphimosis as a Sentinel Symptom and the Need for Early Screening

Link to Shirisha Kamidi, MD's page

Unmasking Diabetes: Paraphimosis as a Sentinel Symptom and the Need for Early Screening

Shirisha Kamidi, MD

Jan 5, 2026 Link to Unmasking Diabetes: Paraphimosis as a Sentinel Symptom and the Need for Early Screening

Read More Than Just a Headache: The Lonely Journey of a Spinal CSF Leak Patient

Link to Susan Mahler, MD's page

More Than Just a Headache: The Lonely Journey of a Spinal CSF Leak Patient

Susan Mahler, MD

Dec 16, 2025 Link to More Than Just a Headache: The Lonely Journey of a Spinal CSF Leak Patient

Read New Study Places Lithium at Heart of Alzheimer’s, but Human Trials Remain Necessary

Link to Pearl Kurian Jones, MD's page

New Study Places Lithium at Heart of Alzheimer’s, but Human Trials Remain Necessary

Pearl Kurian Jones, MD

Nov 17, 2025 Link to New Study Places Lithium at Heart of Alzheimer’s, but Human Trials Remain Necessary

Read Office-Based PE Tubes: Another Tool in Our Arsenal

Link to Vasu Kakarlapudi, MD, MBA's page

Office-Based PE Tubes: Another Tool in Our Arsenal

Vasu Kakarlapudi, MD, MBA

Aug 25, 2025 Link to Office-Based PE Tubes: Another Tool in Our Arsenal

Read Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Triage: Critical for Safe Efficient Emergency Care

Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Triage: Critical for Safe Efficient Emergency Care

Resa Lewiss, MD and 1 other

Jul 29, 2025 Link to Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Triage: Critical for Safe Efficient Emergency Care

Read Colonoscopy Prep and GLP-1 Agonists: Rethinking the Timeline for Safe Screening

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Colonoscopy Prep and GLP-1 Agonists: Rethinking the Timeline for Safe Screening

Ashley Evette Ingram-T'Siobbel, DNP

Jul 21, 2025 Link to Colonoscopy Prep and GLP-1 Agonists: Rethinking the Timeline for Safe Screening

Read It’s Time To Prescribe Exercise Like We Prescribe Chemotherapy

Link to Khushali Jhaveri, MD's page

It’s Time To Prescribe Exercise Like We Prescribe Chemotherapy

Khushali Jhaveri, MD

Jul 14, 2025 Link to It’s Time To Prescribe Exercise Like We Prescribe Chemotherapy

Read Is Omalizumab Really Superior to OIT?

Link to Alice E. (Williamson) Hoyt, MD FAAAAI's page

Is Omalizumab Really Superior to OIT?

Alice E. (Williamson) Hoyt, MD FAAAAI

Mar 10, 2025 Link to Is Omalizumab Really Superior to OIT?

Read Reassessing Vitamin D Testing – A Balanced Approach for Holistic Health

Link to Elizabeth Durham, DNP Student, MS, Nurse Practitioner's page

Reassessing Vitamin D Testing – A Balanced Approach for Holistic Health

Elizabeth Durham, DNP Student, MS, Nurse Practitioner

Feb 3, 2025 Link to Reassessing Vitamin D Testing – A Balanced Approach for Holistic Health