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Findings from a new study suggest that supplementing standard care for obesity with butyrate helped reduce BMI, improve glucose metabolism, and reduce inflammation markers.

The inpatient flu census doubled after Thanksgiving travel and gatherings and ICU beds are full. More at-a-glance stats on Flu in the USA, here.

What about an MDF stethoscope from the wild-animal "Uncaged" collection with snow leopard tubing or a text highlighter that talks back. Find those and 8 more Can't Miss Doctor Gifts.

Flu rates are up after the Thanksgiving holiday week, COVID-19 hospitalizations are increasing, and RSV may or may not be on the wane as Christmas approaches.

It's time for some good-natured holiday health care gift-giving and we did some window shopping for you. Take a moment, take a breath, and scroll through 10 potential winners.

An EHR prompt to a physician alone or in combination with a previsit patient prompt both increased statin prescribing in primary care but a patient prompt alone did not.

How does alcohol figure in to American holiday celebrations? We checked with Alcohol.org for this quiz. Are answers what you expect?

Analysis of an online survey in the UK found women vs men and higher vs lower BMI were associated with greater likelihood of developing long COVID.

The single-dose biotherapeutic remained effective through 6 months for more than 90% of phased 3 clinical trial participants, according to Ferring Pharmaceuticals.

The therapeutic impact of the dietary lifestyle intervention and the differential effects could have major implications for clinical care and policy, say study authors.

A daily step count of as few as 3800 was associated with a 25% reduced risk of incident dementia in a cohort of 78 000 adults; the optimal count was fewer than 10 000.

Study participants who had HZ were at 30% greater sustained risk of stroke and CHD vs those who had not had HZ in this large multicohort prospective study.

Racial disparities in maternal, prenatal, and infant care are "stark and unacceptable," say authors of the March of Dimes 2022 Report Card.

One in 7 parents have not discussed vaccines with their child's primary clinician during the 2-year pandemic period, according to a CS Mott Children's Hospital poll.

Allopurinol exposures of 100 mg or more than 100 mg were associated with lower odds of first-ever ACS with some differences between sexes, a new study reports.

The analysis of a large biracial cohort found low levels of HDL-C linked to increased CHD risk in White but not Black adults and high HDL-C was not protective in either group.

Overall flu activity is at a 10-year high, according to the CDC's most recent influenza surveillance report, while US hospitals are already overwhelmed.

Teplizumab, an anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, delayed the median onset of stage 3 T1D by approximately 2 years compared to placebo in a pivotal clinical trial.

Ordering an obesity phenotype should be as simple and routine as ordering an HbA1c or a lipid panel, says obesity expert Andres Acosta, MD, PhD.

The low rate of stroke prevention with oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation is cause for significant concern, say investigators.

Obesity physician-scientist Andres Acosta, MD, PhD, reviews findings from recent studies he led that suggest true potential for phenotype-focused weight loss intervention.

While 60% of US psychologists have no openings for new patients, demand for treatment continues to rise, especially among adolescents and health care workers.

Bariatric surgery reduced by half the risk of CV events including myocardial infarction, heart failure, and stroke compared to nonsurgical care.

Obesity phenotyping uses a battery of validated tests and procedures to determine the root cause of a patient's disease and then match treatment accordingly.

A vaccine against fentanyl could stop the intense euphoria the drug creates and also block dangerous physiologic responses like respiratory depression, a new study suggests.

Mayo Clinic's Andres Acosta, MD, PhD, details the 4 biologic obesity phenotypes his team has identified and how their use can change weight loss outcomes.

Pooled phase 3 data from LIBERTY-EoE-TREET presented at ACAAI 2022 reinforce May 2022 FDA approval of dupilumab for eosinophilic esophagitis.

Acosta, a pioneer in the phenotyping of obesity, says one-third of patients don't respond to treatment and he knows why.

Baxdrostat shows potential to represent the first new class of antihypertensive agents approved since 2017.

The Mass General Brigham clinical intervention and study included 10 000 participants and resulted in significant reductions in SBP/DBP and LDL-C.