Scientists find new 'fat genes' that make you six times more likely to be obese - and up to 10,000 Brits carry them
Researchers at the University of Cambridge also found the genetic quirk was linked with an increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and of type 2 diabetes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Really Counts as a Quality Depression Screening? What Really Counts as a Quality Depression Screening?
Years after clinicians started reporting data on care provided to patients with depression, metrics used to score quality are the focus of new scrutiny.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - April 4, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
Primary Care Strategy Fails to Reduce Kidney-Dysfunction Triad Hospitalizations
(MedPage Today) -- Using a personalized algorithm to identify primary care patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), type 2 diabetes, and hypertension (the kidney-dysfunction triad) -- plus practice facilitators to help providers deliver guideline... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 4, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Diabetes Drug Shows Benefit in Parkinson's Disease
(MedPage Today) -- The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist lixisenatide (Adlyxin) led to less progression of motor disability compared with placebo in early Parkinson's disease, the phase II LIXIPARK trial showed.
At 12 months, motor... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - April 3, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Diabetes drug offers hope to Parkinson’s sufferers
Patients who took Sanofi’s lixisenatide experienced no worsening of motor symptoms (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - April 3, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Diabetes drug may slow progression of Parkinson ’s, say researchers
Researchers say findings that diabetes drug lixisenatide can slow progression of motor symptoms could be exciting step forwardA drug similar to those used in “skinny jabs” could help to slow the progression of symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, research suggests.According to the Parkinson ’s Foundation, more than 10 million people around the world are living with Parkinson ’s – a condition in which nerve cells in the brain are lost over time causing problems with movement, balance and memory, among other effects.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 3, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Parkinson's disease Society Medical research Science Drugs Source Type: news
Fertility practice opens new, larger office in Williamsville
The woman-led practice offers reproductive endocrinology and infertility treatment. Plus, expansions at a hospital, an assisted living center and a mental health provider. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 3, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Tracey Drury Source Type: news
Muscle cramp compound may drive deadly wasting in cancer patients
“The flesh is consumed and becomes water … the abdomen fills with water, the feet and legs swell, the shoulders, clavicles, chest, and thighs melt away. … The illness is fatal.”
This spine-chilling description, written by Greek physician and philosopher Hippocrates, is believed to be the first account of a deadly muscle wasting disease called cachexia (pronounced kuh-KEK-sia). Scientists estimate that up to 80% of cancer patients suffer from the condition, where the body relentlessly eats away at itself until organs such as the heart and diaphragm stop working. Even if cachexia doesn’t directly kill a patie...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 3, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Dentist's urgent warning as link found between not brushing your teeth and deadly disease
Poor oral health has also previously been associated with dangerous conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Novo Nordisk's Popular Diabetes Drug Ozempic Starter Kits Face Extended Shortages in Germany, Faces Biosimilar Threat In China
Novo Nordisk A/S NVO has reportedly warned, indicating that starter kits for its widely used diabetes drug Ozempic (semaglutide) will not be available in Germany during the second quarter. This scarcity in Europe, attributed to the drug’s weight-reducing effects, persists, as outlined in a…#novonordiskasnvo #novo #novonordisk #ozempic #wegovy #novonordisksozempic #novosozempic #dkk48billion #jiuyuangene #fda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Healthy Returns: Weight loss, diabetes drug ad spending tops $1 billion
Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Good afternoon! Drugmakers spent big on advertisements for weight loss and diabetes treatments last year as they wrestled for dominance in the booming market for those drugs. Companies spent more…#mediaradar #novonordisk #wegovyandozempic #toddkrizelman #nationaltv #ozempic #wegovy #mounjaro #krizelman #elililly (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to Cure Hedonic Eating? How to Cure Hedonic Eating?
Hedonic eating often makes patients feel worse than before. Caroline Messer, MD, shares tips that have worked with her patients who ' ve practiced hedonic eating.Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - April 3, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
How Abdominal Fibrogenesis Affects Adolescents With Obesity How Abdominal Fibrogenesis Affects Adolescents With Obesity
Abdominal fibrogenesis increased significantly, while the adipose tissue expandability remained unaffected in insulin-resistant adolescents with obesity.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Tirzepatide Offers Better A1c and Post-Meal Glucose Control Tirzepatide Offers Better A1c and Post-Meal Glucose Control
Tirzepatide was more effective than basal insulins in reducing A1c and postprandial glucose levels in a post hoc analysis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - April 3, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
HPI study shows radiologists at MIPS disadvantage
Impeded by a smaller number of radiology-applicable quality measures, in 2021 radiologists in radiology-only practices scored significantly lower on relevant Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) gauges compared with other specialties.In contrast, those in multispecialty practices scored higher in the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) MIPS, although they rarely reported radiology-relevant MIPS quality measures, instead tracking those relevant to other specialties, according to a research letter from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) published April 3 in the American J...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 3, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
