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This Fortnight in Medicine IX

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Show Notes

We go all observational this week. A look at data suggesting the safety of GLP-1s and a re-examination of data on patient/doctor race concordance/discordance (a topic Adam said we should not study, and then John forces him to). GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Cancer Risk in Adults With Obesity Physician–patient racial concordance and newborn mortality Original, 2020 article: Physician–patient racial concordance and disparities in birthing mortality for newborns

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