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You have misunderstood the sentence. The “placebo” group in that example took the real drug, lost weight, then switched to the placebo for even longer and regained much but not all of their original weight. Overall they lost weight due to the time they did take the drug. It is not comparing people who would have only… Read more

Similar story for me...I’m down 42lbs (or about 20% of my body weight) and 8% total body fat lost over a 16 week cycle. Similarly, I didn’t really start hitting the gym with any tenacity until I had lost about 25lbs and realized how different and how much better my body felt. Hip and lower back pain, completely gone. B… Read more

I lost 60 pounds on Mounjaro but funnily enough despite telling myself I was going to start going to the gym anyday now for 15 years it wasn’t until I lost the weight and felt great that I suddenly found the motivation to do so. Now I’m in the gym every day pushing hard and I’ve been able to stop Mounjaro and keep the… Read more

Shot in the ass and you’re to blame Read more

This is great news! My best friend from Middle School is a MS patient. Smartest dude I know with the biggest heart anyone could possibly have. Read more

Now that Jezebel is gone, I suppose Gizmodo’s going to be the most “political” site in the remaining family that still has comments.  The Root is still there, but can’t be interacted with now, so engagement has probably fallen through the floor.
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Yeah, after a field worker died during the 117 degree heat dome here a couple years ago, they made a new heat law that requires water breaks and shade for workers at certain temps. Some farmers shrugged their shoulders and accepted it as a cost of doing business, and of course, others freaked out at “big gubberment”… Read more

I had a mild case of C. Diff caused by antibiotics I took for a tooth infection and despite it being “mild”, it still sucked. The diarrhea from it is watery, very frequent, and painful.
It took 2 rounds of Vancomycin and 1 of Fidaxomicin (Brand name Dificid) to cure it because after the first round of Vancomycin, it… Read more

Flume ride. Come on y’all! Read more

“ restarting the diarrhea carousel all over again” Read more

Team Dog told you so. Read more

WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS!!!!! Read more

Thank you for sharing this story. My father and his father both suffered from dementia. My dad was first diagnosed with mild cognitive decline when he was 65 and he tried keeping his mind sharp through exercise, sudoku and puzzles, but 18 years later, he developed aphasia and died two years after that. Read more

I work at a primary care doctor’s office as the billing manager. My username is my favorite diagnostic code. Read more

I know my comment history is largely trolling here, but this is an article that gets to me. Read more

Good work Dr B. and team, carry on! Got the new COVID booster and this years flu vax two days ago for science.

I’ve never heard the term “sleep inertia”, but it makes sense and is certainly why my snooze pattern is the way it is. I’m a “multiple alarm” type (and naturally a night owl in spite of getting up around 6am). My first alarm starts at 5:10. My next alarm is around 5:30. My final alarm is at 5:50 which gives me a… Read more

We have to have pharma companies, and for those who have done everything to lose weight, and have it not work, it’s worth it. Read more

many in the field believe that many patients will require life-long treatment to maintain their weight loss Read more