Dr. Barry Dworkin

Injectable type 2 diabetes drug has added benefit of assisting weight loss

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July6 , 2015

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Diabetes drug proves effective weight-loss aid

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A randomized, controlled trial of 3.0 mg of liraglutide in weight management, Xavier Pi-Sunyer et al., The New England Journal of Medicine, doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1411892, published online 2 July 2015.

Another agent for obesity – will this time be different?, Elias Siraj and Kevin Williams, The New England Journal of Medicine, doi: 10.1056/NEJMe1506236, published online 2 July 2015.

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