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Researchers pave the way for individualized obesity therapy, tailoring interventions to a person’s needs

Researchers pave the way for individualized obesity therapy, tailoring interventions to a person’s needs

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a pilot study of 165 people, Mayo Clinic researchers looked at the effectiveness of two different approaches to weight loss: a standard lifestyle intervention and individualized therapy. The standard lifestyle intervention included a reduced diet, exercise and behavior therapy. The individualized approach was based on phenotypes and included different interventions

Gender-affirming care provided to cisgender patients highlights bias against transgender patients, say researchers

Gender-affirming care provided to cisgender patients highlights bias against transgender patients, say researchers

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Gender-affirming care, such as testosterone therapy and chest surgery, is routinely provided to cisgender patients while legislation in more than 15 states aims to curtail clinician’s authority to provide the same interventions to transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) patients. According to the authors of a commentary published in Annals of Internal Medicine