Small blood vessels under the skin can break when the needle penetrates, producing a bruise, hematoma, or petechiae
Jia L, Li B, Fang C, Liang X, Xie Y, Sun X, Wang W, Zheng L, Wang D (2022) Extracellular vesicles of mesenchymal stem cells are more effectively accessed through polyethylene glycol-based precipitation than by ultracentrifugation
20-50% of weight lost on GLP-1 agonists comes from muscle mass loss, not fat loss
In some cases, insurance coverage can also offset part of the cost (though this is more common when the meds are prescribed for diabetes)
When inspecting fasting triglyceride levels at the first timepoint after initiating MAD therapy, low free carnitine showcased a 36.56% triglyceride level increase that was significantly different ( p = 0.0386) compared to 1.37% triglyceride level decrease in the normal free carnitine group