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Journal issues author correction to global obesity trends study

The publisher issued an author correction to a previously published study examining how obesity rates are plateauing in developed nations while accelerating in developing ones. The correction notice itself does not detail the specific data or textual changes, only confirming that an amendment was made to the original article under its Creative Commons license.

Doctors weigh unknowns as more children take GLP-1 weight-loss drugs

A growing number of children and teenagers with obesity or type 2 diabetes are being prescribed GLP-1 medications, drugs originally developed for adults. Physicians and researchers say long-term safety and developmental effects of these treatments in younger patients remain largely unstudied.