That process, called aspiration, can sometimes lead to pneumonia and long-term damage to the lungs, said Michael Champeau, MD, president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists
In 2024, he and his colleagues published the first case report on the use of a GLP-1 drug to successfully manage lymphedema in a different breast cancer patient
Doctors may measure free carnitine and total carnitine levels, along with acylcarnitine profiles, blood sugar, liver enzymes, kidney function, and markers of muscle injury
Individual protocols must be personalized based on body composition, metabolic status, and physician assessment
Retatrutide needs Phase 3 data, FDA approval, cardiovascular outcomes studies, and years of post-market surveillance before it can match semaglutide's evidence base