Obesity and Weight Management News

• Vegan Dogs May Be Healthier Nutritionally sound vegan diets for dogs may be healthier and less hazardous than conventional or raw meat-based diets, according to a study by the UK's University of Winchester.
  Quick Take, April 14, 2022
• OARSI 2022 High Comorbidity Rate Seen Before Osteoarthritis Diagnosis Since this was an explorative study, the results are "very interesting starting points for future research," said one of the investigators.
  Medscape Medical News, April 13, 2022
• More Leisure Activity Reduces Risk of Obesity-related Cancers This risk reduction held regardless of a person's weight but appeared most pronounced for those with low-to-normal BMIs.
  Medscape Medical News, April 13, 2022
• Children With RMDs Not at High Risk for Severe COVID-19 A study of children and young people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases and COVID-19 showed that the majority had mild symptoms and that the hospitalization rate was low.
  Medscape Medical News, April 13, 2022
• COVID-19 Cardiovascular Complications in Children: AHA Statement The statement details what has been learned about how to treat, manage, and prevent cardiovascular complications associated with COVID-19 in children and young adults.
  Medscape Medical News, April 12, 2022
• PCR Tests Don't Predict Response to Antibiotics in Coughing Kids Clinicians are advised to resist the temptation to test for bacteria until the benefits are clear.
  Medscape Medical News, April 12, 2022
• Global Incidence, Deaths From CRC Doubled Over Past 3 Decades However, these trends varied by age, sex, and location, according to a survey of more than 200 countries.
  Medscape Medical News, April 12, 2022
• Ivermectin Does Not Improve COVID-19 Outcomes Ivermectin neither reduced hospital admissions for worsening COVID-19 nor shortened the time that infected patients spent in the emergency room, according to data from a large randomized controlled trial.
  Medscape Medical News, April 11, 2022
• New Documentary Probes 'the Pill' Use is widespread: 12 million women are currently on the pill, and 80% of women have used it at some point in their life.
  WebMD Health News, April 11, 2022
• Shift Work May Affect Working Memory and Processing Speed A meta-analysis finds an association between shift work and cognitive impairments that may increase the risk of injuries and mistakes in the workplace.
  Medscape Medical News, April 11, 2022
• Why Do Teens With Severe Obesity Miss Out on Weight Loss Surgery? Teens with severe obesity face social stigma and other barriers when it comes to undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery.
  Medscape Medical News, April 08, 2022
• GERD: Practice Update Outlines Personalized Management Approach The practice update includes how to approach symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in the clinic, personalized diagnosis related to GERD symptoms, and precision management.
  Medscape Medical News, April 08, 2022
• Signs of LV Injury Precede LV Dysfunction in OSA With Obesity Myocardial strain imaging can show signs of injury before any onset of left ventricular dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, especially those who are obese.
  First Look, April 07, 2022
• Less Cirrhosis but Worse Outcomes for Black Patients With NASH Black people with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are more likely to die in the hospital, even though they are less likely to have cirrhosis.
  Medscape Medical News, April 07, 2022
• Obesity May Hinder Response to Immunotherapy for Allergies, Asthma, Mouse Study Suggests Obesity altered the immune system response to immunotherapy for allergies and asthma in a mouse study.
  Reuters Health Information, April 06, 2022
• AAD 2022 Apremilast's Effect on CVD Risk Markers Evaluated in Study 'There has been a keen interest in understanding how psoriasis therapies impact cardiovascular risk,' said Joel Gelfand, MD, who presented the findings at the American Academy of Dermatology meeting.
  Medscape Medical News, April 06, 2022
• AAN 2022 Optimal Treatment Regimen for Muscular Dystrophy Identified? Children treated with either daily prednisone or daily deflazacort (Emflaza) have better motor function than those receiving a standard prednisone regimen.
  Medscape Medical News, April 06, 2022
• Type 2 Diabetes Remission Possible For Those With Lower BMI Having a normal BMI is no barrier to experiencing type 2 diabetes remission with a structured weight loss program, show UK results that support the idea of a personal fat threshold.
  Medscape Medical News, April 05, 2022
• More Alcohol, Less Smoking Fueled COVID-19 Weight Gain The study, which used nationally representative data, also found that people exercised more during the pandemic, but no information was available about food consumption.
  Medscape Medical News, April 04, 2022
• ACC 2022 New HF Guidelines Feature 'Quad' Therapy, Tweaked Terminology They include new generalist-friendly labels for the traditional but obscurely named four stages of HF that, it is hoped, will have wider reach and expand the use of effective therapies.
  Medscape Medical News, April 03, 2022