Source: Barrett, et al JAMA Surgery, September 17, 2025 Researchers correlated insurance claims data and electronic medical records in a system that owns both an insurance plan (Highmark) and a provider system (Allegheny Health), and compared total medical expense for over 30,000 individuals who had either metabolic and bariatric surgery (sleeve gastrectomy) or were treated with GLP-1 medications between 2018 and 2023
This powerful hormone regulates not only the brain but the heart, circulation, gut, liver, pancreas, immune system, and other organ systems
Common treatments for vitiligo include topical corticosteroids, narrow-band UVB therapy, skin grafting, and melanocyte transfer
However, while a few clinical studies have reported small changes in thyroid levels in participants with hypothyroidism on who are on thyroid replacement therapy while taking PPIs, a clear connection has not been firmly established