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Should doctors refuse to treat obese patients?

World of DTC Marketing

IN BRIEF: Doctors are not required to treat obese patients who won’t do anything to lose weight but the problem is more than reminding patients they need to get exercise and drop pounds. Susan knew she needed to lose weight, especially when her doctor told her that her A1C indicated that she was prediabetic.

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Is digital the future of medicine?

World of DTC Marketing

Some 70% of American hospitals still fax and post patient records, and patients don’t have one record to share among all their doctors. Digital medicine has been thrust into the spotlight because of the pandemic and the media hype is in overdrive. ” Digital medicine also needs better clarification.

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Even on social media “listen to the doctor”

World of DTC Marketing

He is Chair of UCSF Department of Medicine and has been actively sharing his thoughts on the latest COVID information. The post Even on social media “listen to the doctor” appeared first on World of DTC Marketing.com. Take, for example, Dr. Bob Wachter.

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Duopharm to market Luye Pharma’s cholesterol management product in Malaysia

Pharmaceutical Technology

Luye Pharma Group has signed a marketing and distribution agreement with Duopharma Biotech’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Duopharma Marketing, for a cholesterol management product in Malaysia. Both the companies are targeting a double-digit compound annual growth rate for the product in the local market over the next ten years.

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Doctor Finds ‘Energizing’ Second Career as PI

Velocity Clinical Research

Cromwell, MD, FAHA, FNLA, FAAFP, is board-certified in Family Medicine and Clinical Lipidology with over 20 years of clinical research experience. A lot of us in medicine are looking to make a positive contribution, and you can do that by seeing patients. Clinical research remains a key component of healthcare, he stresses. “A

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GLP-1 receptor agonists market to reach $125 billion by 2033

Drug Discovery World

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist sales for the type 2 diabetes and obesity markets are forecast to reach over $125 billion in the seven major markets (7MM) by 2033, according to analysts GlobalData. Key opinion leaders interviewed by GlobalData said that patients usually ask their doctors for these specific medicines.

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FDA settles ivermectin lawsuit, removes contentious COVID-19 posts

BioPharma Reporter

The FDA has agreed to permanently remove several social media posts urging people not to take ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19, after a lawsuit brought by three doctors accused the regulatory body of interfering with their ability to practice medicine.

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