The primary risk is that part of the clot can break off and travel to the lungs, leading to a PE
Meanwhile, the oral version of GLP-1 medication has been trickier to develop due to how the stomach breaks down food
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The study utilized a single-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover design, combined with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), to analyze the performance of 54 participants (30 with normal insulin sensitivity and 24 with impaired insulin sensitivity) on sensory associative learning tasks while receiving liraglutide and placebo treatments
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