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Dec 20, 2025 Subject: How drug companies profit by inventing diseases Sender: newsletter@kevinmd.com Summary: – Direct-to-consumer drug advertising expands diagnostic categories, prioritizing profit over patient health. – GLP-1 medications, prescribed based on metabolic conditions rather than BMI, can transform health outcomes and should be more equitably accessible. – The process

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Dec 17, 2025 Email 1: Subject: How restrictive opioid policies worsen the crisis Summary: Discusses how restrictive opioid prescribing policies undermine physician autonomy and patient access, worsening the opioid crisis. Advocates for unity in primary care among physicians and advanced practice clinicians to improve care and career stability. Covers how

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Dec 13, 2025 Email 1 Summary: – The email provides a key analysis of 2025 hospital operational themes, covering both nonprofit and for-profit health systems. – Highlights include revenue cycle improvements, supplemental Medicaid benefits boosting finances, labor normalization, and sustained challenges with elective surgeries. – HCA Healthcare Q3 2025 showed

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Dec 12, 2025 Healthcare Asia Pharma Awards 2026 – Call for Nominations The Healthcare Asia Pharma Awards 2026 are now open for nominations. The awards recognize innovative pharmaceutical advancements, impactful initiatives, and science-driven solutions improving healthcare across Asia. Past winners include prominent companies such as Menarini Singapore, Cipla, Dr. Reddy’s

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Dec 10, 2025 Email 1: Subject: The hidden dangers of weight loss supplements everyone should know From: newsletter@kevinmd.com Summary: This newsletter from KevinMD highlights the serious health risks associated with unregulated over-the-counter weight-loss and muscle-building supplements, especially among youth. It discusses how these products are often marketed deceptively via social

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