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Obesity Drugs & Suicide Risk: Evidence Weighed
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Obesity Drugs & Suicide Risk: Evidence Weighed

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devaki berkson
Aug 18, 2023
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Medicine is all about “risk” vs. “benefit”. If you are 400 pounds, the risk of losing weight versus getting pancreatitis or severely depressed may be worth it. But we need to know both the risks and the benefits - for each individual - to make these decisions and hopefully create the best outcomes. This has certainly been occurring over the newest “weig…

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