A new study presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) examined how the timing of a patients last dose of Ozempic prior to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or total hip arthroplasty (THA) influences anesthesia-related complications such as delayed emergence, aspiration, aspiration pneumonitis and conversion to intubation
For individuals with liver diseases such as Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC), it may help maintain healthy liver function and slow disease progression
Hydrate primarily between meals, not with them
Unintended Weight Loss: While weight loss is the goal, losing weight too rapidly or due to an inability to keep food down is a cause for concern
Jasinghe VJ, Perera CO, Barlow PJ
Her top piece of advice, though, is simpler than any meal plan: "Count protein, not calories