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By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A pizza shop in Wisconsin accidentally served food made with oil containing THC, the main compound in marijuana, sickening dozens of people.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shared a report last week that identified the eatery …

1999-2004 to 2013-2020 saw increase in prevalence of high FIB-4 from 1.8 to 4.3 percent, despite no increase in alcohol use

Authors say holistic treatment approaches may ease financial vulnerability for people with diabetes

Adjunctive corticosteroids not superior to placebo, while adjunctive corneal cross-linking associated with increased scar size

However, safer antiseizure medications are gaining favor

Both telehealth and self-completed online intervention groups more likely to attain clinically important difference in pain severity versus usual care

Highest risk seen with glipizide versus other sulfonylureas and DPP4 inhibitors as second-line therapy

Higher comorbidity index, greater number of nephrologist visits within past six months linked to higher risk for suboptimal dialysis initiation