Grace Halsey

Long COVID symptoms affected 55% of persons hospitalized for the infection, regardless of severity of initial illness, report a Chinese team of investigators.

The Canadian Obesity Society advocates for a therapeutic approach to obesity that removes stigma, focuses on individual patient goals, and favors body health over body weight.

Lowering thresholds for BMI value and age of first diabetes screening among large US minority populations could greatly increase rates of diagnosis and improve care.

HbA1c levels over time were found higher at initiation of second-line treatment in veterans aged 55 years and younger, a trend unsettling to a new study's lead author.

The proportion of overweight, obesity, or severe obesity increased from 38% to 45% among 4500 young people seen in a primary care network where most receive public insurance.

Administration of the J&J vaccine is now limited to those aged ≥18 years who cannot access other COVID-19 vaccines or are unable to receive them.

Initiation of second-line type 2 diabetes treatment is lagging while A1c at the time it is introduced is climbing. The author of a new study highlights his findings on clinical inertia.

High-level results show the trial met its composite primary endpoint, lowering risk of CV death or worsening disease in patients with HFmrEF/HFpEF.

Black patients hospitalized with atrial fibrillation were 25% less likely to receive oral anticoagulants upon discharge according to a large national registry study.

PCPs and internists accounted nationally for 57% of SGLT2i and 52% of GLP1RA prescriptions in 2020, more than any other specialty, according to new research.

Treatment with intranasal insulin improved executive function and verbal memory, as well as other measures, in participants with and without type 2 diabetes.

The cardiac myosin inhibitor is the only treatment that targets the pathophysiology of the disease, improving patient function and symptoms.

Approximately one-third of survey respondents with AUD relapsed within 1 year of stopping. Find a profile here of the experience of recovery from those who are trying.

The observational study found that longer duration of disease conferred a 32% greater risk of obesity and that nonatopic asthma carried at 47% greater risk.

The US FDA expanded approval of remdesivir this week to include pediatric patients aged 28 days and older, the first COVID-19 treatment indicated for this population.

Tirzepatide was associated with reductions in body weight of up to 22.5% over 72 weeks in the global phase 3 registration trial.

As many as 40 000 pharmacies will soon have supplies of Paxlovid while the administration ramps up communications to clinicians and patients on access and use.

USPSTF states low-dose aspirin should be considered for CVD prevention on a case-by-case basis in adults aged 40-59 yrs with a 10% or greater 10-year CVD risk.

More than one-third of survey respondents began drinking before age 15; the heaviest drinkers had double the risk for cirrhosis, CVD, pancreatitis, and neuropathy.

Asthma-COPD overlap and obesity mutually exacerbate each other and an early program of pulmonary rehabilitation shows promise to help both.

Dylan Steen, MD talks about several SuperWIN results that caught him happily by surprise and suggest plenty of room for follow-up research.

A nondescript, postage-paid envelope accompanying an opioid prescription, and patient education on discarding unused tablets are proposed.

Yale headache specialist Christopher Gottschalk, MD, talks about the opportunities to make a marked difference in the quality of patients' lives.

NAFLD is a key risk factor for ASCVD and widely underdiagnosed. This Guideline Topline summarizes new AHA warnings, guidance.

Novavax reports that the various combinations assessed were safe and induced immune responses comparable to stand-alone formulations of both vaccines.

The NDA for daprodustat, a novel investigational agent, is based on data from pivotal ASCEND program clinical trials.

Patients who received a low-dose 3-drug combination pill achieved time at BP target of 64% vs the usual care group result of 43% in a post-hoc analysis of TRIUMPH.

SuperWIN trial findings suggest the future of successful health care depends on harnessing familiar, community- based resources to maintain health and deliver care.

Coprincipal investigator Steen highlights the first-of-its kind study and the findings—local in-store dietitian counseling/feedback, nutrition education, and online shopping savvy improve food choices, health metrics.

Persons with ASCVD who quit smoking could gain 5 more years of life--similar to the outcome of intensive medical treatment while continuing to smoke.