Weight loss shown to reverse heart muscle damage caused by severe obesity
New research in Science found that losing 10% of body weight through GLP-1 therapy restored near-normal heart muscle function in patients with obesity-related heart failure. For years, the medical community has understood that obesity strains the heart. What has been less clear is whether that strain can be undone. A […]
Embarking on a kidney transplant, where you go matters most
A kidney transplant is not a decision made in a single conversation. For most patients with end-stage renal disease, it represents years of treatment, difficult trade-offs, and eventually, a surgery that carries the possibility of a significantly better life on the other side. Choosing where to have that surgery is one of the most consequential […]