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Ozempic and Your Heart: What the 2025 Data Really Shows
A board-certified cardiologist breaks down the 2025 data on GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, walking through the SELECT trial, the LEADER trial, and a massive meta-analysis showing real drops in heart attacks, strokes, and death.He also tackles the muscle loss fear directly a ... Show More
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What To Do After a Stent or Heart Attack in Year One
A cardiologist breaks down exactly what should happen in the twelve months following a stent or heart attack, from medication rules to the one cholesterol number that actually matters.You'll learn the warning signs of a clotted stent, why cardiac rehab is so underused, and when t ... Show More
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A Danish registry study of over 132,000 people with new type 2 diabetes found that starting a statin within the first year was linked to a 15 percent lower relative risk of dementia a decade later.Dr. Alo walks through the clone censor trial design that corrects for a classic sta ... Show More
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