Better Weight Outcomes for Kids With Family-Based Approach in Primary Care
(MedPage Today) -- Family-based treatment (FBT) in primary care settings prevented children with overweight and obesity from gaining more excess weight over time, the randomized PLAN trial found.
In kids ages 6 to 12 years, the percentage above... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - June 13, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Obesity Changes Brain Forever? More Metformin/Long COVID Data; Ro Stops Wegovy Ads
(MedPage Today) -- Obesity-related brain changes may not be reversible, a small study suggested. (Nature Metabolism)
Nearly a quarter of adults with thyroid nodules also have diabetes, according to a study of nearly 400 patients. (Journal of Clinical... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - June 13, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Young Bones Weaker After Popular Weight-Loss Procedure
(MedPage Today) -- Adolescents and young adults with obesity who underwent sleeve gastrectomy experienced bone loss in the following years, researchers reported.
While no change was observed among those on diet and exercise alone, young people... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - June 13, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Ocular Capillary Ischemia Offers Early Warning of Diabetic Eye Disease Progression
(MedPage Today) -- An AI-driven automated optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) review system predicted progression of diabetic macular ischemia (DMI) with greater than 90% accuracy, a retrospective cohort study showed.
DMI of the superficial... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - June 12, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Healthcare Violence Breaks Record; U.K. Limits Puberty Blockers; HPV Discoverer Dies
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Attacks against medical workers and healthcare in conflict zones was the worst on record in 2022, with at least 232 workers killed and 298 kidnapped, a new report from the Safeguarding... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - June 12, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
AMA Urged to Do More to Safeguard Adolescent Gender-Affirming Care
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- How should the American Medical Association (AMA) respond to the rapidly increasing number of state prohibitions on gender-affirming care for adolescents? Delegates considered the topic during committee discussions... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - June 11, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
New Nonhormonal Hot Flash Recs; Global Plastics Treaty; SGLT2 & Lower Cancer Risk?
(MedPage Today) -- The North American Menopause Society released an updated position statement on the latest nonhormonal hot flash treatment options. (Menopause)
A longitudinal analysis showed that while kids with type 1 diabetes rapidly progressed... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - June 6, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Nitroglycerin Patches Flop for Cooling Hot Flashes
(MedPage Today) -- Continuous transdermal nitroglycerin did not lead to sustained improvements in hot flashes for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, the randomized FRAN trial showed.
Over 5 weeks, the estimated change in any hot flash frequency... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - June 5, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
More Evidence Backs Gout Benefit for Gliflozin Agents
(MedPage Today) -- MILAN -- Canadian patients taking sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors for type 2 diabetes saw reductions in rates of incident gout, ranging from about 40% to 60% relative to three other classes typically added... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - June 2, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Bariatric Surgery in Kids With Obesity Becoming More Common
(MedPage Today) -- More youths with obesity have undergone metabolic and bariatric surgery since a 2019 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement highlighted the need for increased access to this surgery for pediatric patients, a retrospective... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - May 30, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Best Exercise Time; FDA's Diabetes Guidance; Weight Discrimination Illegal in N.Y.C.
(MedPage Today) -- Afternoons appeared to be the best time of day to exercise for benefits in glycemic control with type 2 diabetes. (Diabetes Care)
Women who received a clinical diagnosis of menopause faced on averaged 45% higher annual healthcare... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - May 30, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Can 'Survivor' Teach Us Something About Health and Weight Loss?
(MedPage Today) -- For reasons I can't entirely explain, I love the CBS show Survivor. I'm somewhere between a fan and a super-fan. (Super-fans have knowledge that I can't begin to compete with, but I do watch every episode. And I read after-show... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - May 26, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Pregnant Patients With Risk Factors for Thyroid Disease Are Not Getting Screened
(MedPage Today) -- BALTIMORE -- Under 50% of pregnant patients who met thyroid disease risk factor criteria as defined by guidelines were appropriately screened, a real-world retrospective study showed.
Among 1,025 new obstetric visits, only... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - May 24, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Oral Semaglutide Sheds Pounds; USPSTF Taking Obesity Comments; Plant Extract for T2D
(MedPage Today) -- Once-daily 50-mg oral semaglutide helped adults with overweight or obesity achieve 15.1% weight loss -- or 17.4% weight loss with full treatment adherence -- in the phase IIIa OASIS 1 trial, said Novo Nordisk. A 7-mg and... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - May 23, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Obesity Drug's Mid-Stage Win; Endocrine Disease Disparities; Chewing Away Diabetes?
(MedPage Today) -- An investigational dual glucagon/GLP-1 receptor agonist helped people with obesity or overweight, but without diabetes, shed about 15% of their body weight by 46 weeks in a phase II trial, Boehringer Ingelheim and Zealand Pharma... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - May 17, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
