Diabetes Core Update- A Focus on Obesity Part 3 April 2024
In this special series on obesity, our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik, discusses the obesity epidemic with some of the foremost experts in the world. In Part 3 of the series, Dr. Skolnik is joined by Drs. Susan Fidler, Charles Vega, and Margot Savoy. Together, they talking about discussing obesity with patients – how to open the conversation on this sensitive topic, how to handle resistance to addressing the topic, and how to avoid stigma and bias. The Focus on Obesity series is a collaborative project of the American Diabetes Association and the American Academy of Family Physicians. The entire program will comprise a total of ...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - April 18, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts

Semaglutide Benefits in HFpEF Step Beyond Weight Loss
Drs Pi ña and Kosiborod discuss semaglutide in obesity-related HF with and without diabetes. Both STEP HFpEF trials show similar HF benefits despite less weight loss in patients with diabetes. (Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast - April 12, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Medscape 210869 Source Type: podcasts

Audio long read: Why are so many young people getting cancer? What the data say
Around the world, rates of cancers that typically affect older adults are increasing in those under 50 years old. Models based on global data predict that the number of early-onset cancer cases like these will increase by around 30% between 2019 and 2030.The most likely contributors — such as rising rates of obesity and early-cancer screening — do not fully account for the increase. To try and understand the reasons behind this trend, many researchers are searching for answers buried in studies that tracked the lives and health of children born half a century ago.This is an audio version of our Feature Why are so many ...
Source: Nature Podcast - April 5, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts

Special Edition: A Focus on Obesity, Part 2 – March 2024
In this special series on obesity, our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik, discusses the obesity epidemic with some of the foremost experts in the world. In Part 2 of the series, Dr. Skolnik is joined by Drs. Deborah Horn, Thomas Wadden, and Donna Ryan. Together, they discuss, in detail, approaches to obesity including lifestyle, medications and bariatric surgery. The Focus on Obesity series is a collaborative project of the American Diabetes Association and the American Academy of Family Physicians. The entire program will comprise a total of seven episodes: four episodes of Diabetes Core Update, which will cover topics of interest f...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - March 18, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts

Killer whales have menopause. Now scientists think they know why
In this episode:00:45 Making a map of the human heartThe human heart consists of multiple, specialised structures that all work together to enable the organ to beat for a lifetime. But exactly which cells are present in each part of the heart has been difficult to ascertain. Now, a team has combined molecular techniques to create an atlas of the developing human heart at an individual cell level. Their atlas provides insights into how cell communities communicate and form different structures. They hope that this knowledge will ultimately help in the treatment of congenital heart conditions, often caused by irregular devel...
Source: Nature Podcast - March 13, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Internal Medicine : Pragmatic Implementation of Online Obesity Treatment and Maintenance Interventions in Primary Care
Interview with J. Graham Thomas, PhD, author of Pragmatic Implementation of Online Obesity Treatment and Maintenance Interventions in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial, and Susan Z. Yanovski, MD, author of Approach to Obesity Treatment in Primary Care: A Review. Hosted by Louise Aronson, MD, MFA. Related Content: Pragmatic Implementation of Online Obesity Treatment and Maintenance Interventions in Primary Care Approach to Obesity Treatment in Primary Care (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - March 11, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Diabetes Core Update March 2024
Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 25 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update   discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a trea...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - February 27, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts

Smartphone apps for people with overweight or obesity
Digital interventions, or mHealth or eHealth interventions, are increasingly common in health care and it ' s important to evaluate their effects. With this in mind, a new Cochrane Review from February 2024 examines the evidence for smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity. In this podcast, Eva Madrid, from the University of Valpara íso in Chile, talks with lead author Maria-Inti Metzendorf, from the University of Düsseldorf, Germany, both of whom are currently on fellowships at the Iberoamerican Cochrane Center in Barcelona, Spain. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - February 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts

Special Edition: A Focus on Obesity, Part 1 – February 2024
(Source: Diabetes Core Update)
Source: Diabetes Core Update - February 8, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts

Update on FDA ’s ongoing evaluation of reports of suicidal thoughts or actions in patients taking a certain type of medicines approved for type 2 diabetes and obesity
Listen to FDA Drug Safety Podcast, FDA's preliminary evaluation has not found evidence that use of GLP-1 RAs causes suicidal thoughts/actions. (Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts)
Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts - January 26, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Source Type: podcasts

Diabetes Core Update – February 2024
Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 25 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update   discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a trea...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - January 24, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts

Multidomain Interventions for Child Neurodevelopment, Tirzepatide for Obesity, AI in Health Care, and more
Editor’s Summary by Kristin Walter, MD, MS, Deputy Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the January 2, 2024, issue. (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - January 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Toripalimab for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Cervical Cancer Screening Strategies, Obesity Review, and more
Editor’s Summary by Mary McGrae McDermott, MD, Deputy Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the November 28, 2023, issue. Related Content: Audio Highlights (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - November 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Low carb and cancer screening
Each episode of Talk Evidence we take a dive into an issue or paper which is in the news, with a little help from some knowledgeable guests to help us to understand what it all means for clinical care, policy, or research.    In this episode: Helen Macdonald take a deep dive into cancer screening tests, prompted by a paper in JAMA which showed most have no effect on all cause mortality, and news that the NHS is evaluating a single test which screens for 50 common cancers - we ask Barry Kramer, former director of the Division of Cancer Prevention, at the U.S. National Cancer Institute to help explain how to hold those two...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - November 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Audio long read: Why BMI is flawed — and how to redefine obesity
For decades, BMI — calculated by dividing weight by height squared — has been as an international standard to determine healthy weights.However, BMI does not measure body fat, and ignores many other factors that can affect how healthy someone it.Now, a small but growing movement of reseachers and clinicians are calling for other metrics to be used in conjunction with BMI when diagnosing and treating obesity.This is an audio version of our Feature: Why BMI is flawed — and how to redefine obesity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - October 30, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts