Otter Raft
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Medicine@mander.xyz•‘Patients get relief’: Researchers recommending nerve blockers to treat migraines [in emergency department migraine care]English
2·5 months agoThank you for writing that out, your explanation was very helpful.
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Medicine@mander.xyz•‘Patients get relief’: Researchers recommending nerve blockers to treat migraines [in emergency department migraine care]English
3·5 months agoThis is an updated recommendation for how to treat headaches in the emergency department, and one of the treatments it’s replacing is opioids.
Here is more from the article:
The update reviewed 26 studies from the past nine years that met the criteria involving migraines and visits to emergency departments to bring the treatment recommendations up to date.
“This update marks a major change in emergency department migraine care and implementing these treatments can improve patient outcomes and reduce reliance on opioids,” said study co-lead Dr. Jennifer Robblee, a neurologist and migraine and headache disorders specialist at Barrow Neurological Institute
Another user added a first person perspective, which explains it a lot better than I could.
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Public Health@mander.xyz•There may not be a safe off-ramp for some taking GLP-1 drugs, study suggests - Ars TechnicaEnglish
4·6 months agoI appreciate the comment, these are important points that I did not include in the post and I didn’t mean to imply otherwise when posting this.
I thought this article was worth sharing because some people promoting these products still say/imply that they can be used temporarily. Some people may start treatment without fully understanding the details:
Some studies have found that about half of people who start taking a GLP-1 drug for weight loss stop taking it within a year—for various reasons—and many people think they can stop taking anti-obesity drugs once they’ve reached a desired weight, Oczypok and Anderson write. But that’s not in line with the data.
This part was also interesting. If there IS a way to stop taking the drugs after a while, or safer ways to wean patients off the drugs if they can no longer continue, then that is worth investigating:
Data gaps and potential off-ramps
On the other hand, there were 54 participants of the 308 (17.5 percent) who didn’t regain a significant amount of weight (less than 25 percent.) This group saw some of their health metrics worsen on withdrawal of the drug, but not all—blood pressure increased a bit, but cholesterol didn’t go up significantly overall. About a dozen participants (4 percent of the 308) continued to lose weight after stopping the drug.
The researchers couldn’t figure out why these 54 participants fared so well; there were “no apparent differences” in demographic or clinical characteristics, they reported. It’s clear the topic requires further study.
Oczypok and Anderson highlight that the study involved an abrupt withdrawal from the drug. In contrast, many patients may be interested in slowly weaning off the drugs, stepping down dosage levels over time. So far, data on this strategy and the protocols to pull it off have little data behind them. It also might not be an option for patients who abruptly lose access to or insurance coverage for the drugs. Other strategies for weaning off the drugs could involve ramping up physical activity or calorie restriction in anticipation of dropping the drugs, the experts note.
In addition to more data on potential GLP-1 off-ramps, the pair calls for more data on the effects of weight fluctuations from people going on and off the treatment. At least one study has found that the regained weight after intentional weight loss may end up being proportionally higher in fat mass, which could be harmful.
For now, Oczypok and Anderson say doctors should be cautious about talking with patients about these drugs and what the future could hold. “These results add to the body of evidence that clinicians and patients should approach starting [anti-obesity medications] as long-term therapies, just as they would medications for other chronic diseases.”
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Fediverse@lemmy.world•What is the current state of Discourse to threadiverse federation?English
1·6 months agoWould you have an example of a community where it works? I was trying it earlier, but I wasn’t getting any content in the feed
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Television@piefed.social•I Have Watched Battlestar Galactica Every Year for Nineteen Years - And lately it’s been teaching me a lot about genocide | The WalrusEnglish
2·6 months agoThank you! I’ve copied it into the post.
I must have dropped it from the scheduler somehow
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Television@piefed.social•I Have Watched Battlestar Galactica Every Year for Nineteen Years - And lately it’s been teaching me a lot about genocide | The WalrusEnglish
4·6 months agoOops, it’s fixed now
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Fediverse@lemmy.world•What is the current state of Discourse to threadiverse federation?English
1·6 months agoI did try subscribing to one from my instance a while back, but no content has federated in since then
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Fediverse@lemmy.world•What is the current state of Discourse to threadiverse federation?English
1·6 months agoRight, that makes sense
What I’m getting from the comments here is that it works for microblogging, not for forum / threadiverse
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Fediverse@lemmy.world•What is the current state of Discourse to threadiverse federation?English
4·7 months agoThank you for the detailed explanation, that makes sense :)
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Fediverse@lemmy.world•What is the current state of Discourse to threadiverse federation?English
2·6 months agoDo you see any content on that page? I’m looking at !events@forum.fedimins.net but I don’t see anything except the title and icon
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Technology@beehaw.org•Affinity’s new design platform combines everything into one app | The VergeEnglish
3·7 months agoNeat! Good to know :)
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What are some physical items that should be available at libraries for people to borrow?English
7·7 months agoOur university Astronomy club started a program like that, it’s great! Community members donated their old scopes and now people can borrow them.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What are some physical items that should be available at libraries for people to borrow?English
3·7 months agoI think it makes sense to pay a deposit and get it back when you return the item. It would make the library more comfortable to lend out quality items. The hard part is knowing what to look for when it’s returned.
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movies@piefed.social•What AI-generated Tilly Norwood reveals about digital culture, ethics and the responsibilities of creatorsEnglish
2·7 months agoBy " prompt engineering " I guess
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Selfhosted@lemmy.world•PinePods Release v0.8.0 - "Mobile apps and massive perfomance bumps"English
5·8 months agoThank you! I’ve edited this into the post, and noted for next time!
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Medicine@mander.xyz•AI medical tools found to downplay symptoms of women, ethnic minorities - Ars TechnicaEnglish
2·8 months agoYep, the companies are pushing AI models as being a “fair” and “unbiased” alternative to human workers. In reality LLLMs are going to be biased depending on the training data
Otter Raft@lemmy.cato[CLOSED] FediLore + Fedidrama@lemmy.ca•This community has been locked, please use this thread to share feedbackEnglish
1·8 months agoRemoved by mod
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Public Health@mander.xyz•Should childhood vaccinations be mandatory? Almost 70% of Canadians think so, according to a new pollEnglish
2·1 year agoI accidentally posted this twice, so I’m deleting this one. Feel free to copy your comment onto the other post:






















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