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An Overview of Aspiration Pneumonia
The Accidental Infiltration of Food or Bacteria Into the Lungs Aspiration pneumonia is a type of pneumonia caused by the accidental infiltration of food or other substances from the mouth or ...
Ozempic-Like Drugs May Hold Risks For Surgical Patients, Officials Say
Surgical patients may still have leftovers in their system even after a standard fast, potentially increasing the chance of a serious complication.
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GLP-1 agonists may raise risk of pulmonary aspiration during surgery, MHRA warns
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) such as semaglutide (Wegovy and Ozempic) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro) may ...
Popular GLP-1 medications may have health benefits that extend beyond weight loss and blood sugar control, a new study finds
Popular GLP-1 medications approved for weight loss, diabetes, and heart disease may have untapped potential to reduce the ...
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Pneumonia in the Pregnant Patient: A Synopsis
The occurrence of respiratory failure in the postpartum period should always introduce a high index of clinical suspicion of aspiration ... all aspirations lead to pneumonia.
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Young kids with congenital Zika syndrome have 13-fold higher death rate, study finds
A new study of mortality rates among children younger than 5 years old in Brazil shows that children with congenital Zika ...
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Popular GLP-1 medications may have health benefits that extend beyond weight loss and blood sugar control, a new study finds
Some of the biggest risk reductions were for shock, aspiration pneumonia, liver failure, lung failure and cardiac arrest.Though they found more benefits associated with the GLP-1 drugs than risks ...