Metabolic bariatric surgery was performed in 3.0% of newly diagnosed US adults with #Obesity, with uptake strongly associated with provider type, BMI, female sex, and metropolitan residence.

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🧠 #Neurological + #Psychotherapeutics
Ocrevus – Ocrelizumab
Vraylar – Cariprazine
Botox – Onabotulinumtoxina

💥 Analgesics/Anti-inflammatories
Humira – Adalimumab
Rinvoq – Upadacitinib

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That'll let big Pharma make up for all the lost revenue and sunk lobbying co$ts from Jr.'s assault on SSRIs and other psychotherapeutics, so they'll be looking forward to it eagerly.

Furthermore: the clinical trial required detitration of other psychotherapeutics (like SSRIs) which introduced other complicating variables to the mental state of the participants, as well as a failure to perform blood and liver testing labs

Psychotherapeutics: Antidepressant use rose from ~2% in the 1980s to 13% by 2015; benzodiazepine use peaked in the 2000s.

I think the headline does not really match the content of the article. The choice of "psychotherapeutics" was poor, I suspect they meant "psychologic influence" instead. In fact, had Hitler and Mussolini not invaded other countries, their movements might still be in power in their own countries.

Stuff like there’s a honked stash of psychotherapeutics and a gambling problem

While we are commercializing one’s ability to solicit falsified narratives about certain topics reminds me that I need to select relationships very carefully.

I refuse to be impressed with this gravity well of fuck ups.

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psychotherapeutics, altered states can be associated with the possibility of real challenges, practices that alter our state of consciousness can unlock human potential while also opening the door to psychological suffering.

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