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Eligible individuals include: Those with a body mass index (BMI) of 35 or higher, or Those with a BMI of 30 or higher who also have at least one qualifying medical condition, including: High blood pressure Prediabetes A previous heart attack or stroke Blocked arteries Chronic kidney disease Heart failure The pilot marks the first time Medicare has covered medications prescribed specifically for weight loss

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Additional cautions apply to patients with thyroid nodules or elevated calcitonin levels, which warrant appropriate diagnostic evaluation rather than automatic exclusion from therapy

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Fortunately Habener knew this could be sourced from anglerfish from his earlier work with Potts and Rich (Majzoub, Kronenberg, Potts)
