Asthma of obesity affects more than 10% of men and 14% of women with obesity. Our interview with researcher Anne Dixon, MD, sheds light on this poorly appreciated asthma phenotype.
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Research into biologic therapy for asthma and COPD has been both successful and frustrating. Find out what you know about the progress with these 8 questions.

Brain fog topped the list of neurological symptoms in patients with long-haul COVID-19 whose illness was not severe enough to warrant hospitalization, according to a novel study.

Dilution errors and product mix-ups were just a few early errors reported during the vaccine rollout. A PharmD shares his experience and provides guidance on how to avoid them in the future.

Global confirmed cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 124 million. We summarize more of today's data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map.

Nearly 90% of vaccine recipients who received a first dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine got the booster shot within the prescribed interval, according to new research from the CDC.
Headache specialist Peter McAllister, MD, discusses how the new migraine medications differ from existing therapies.

Data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map and the CDC on COVID-19 cases, mortalities, vaccinations, and more.

ENDO 2021: A meta-analysis found increased cardiometabolic risk among Black women with PCOS vs White counterparts even though fasting glucose levels were comparable and triglyceride levels lower.

ENDO 2021: Patients with severe obesity hospitalized for COVID-19 were twice as likely to require ICU admission vs those with normal BMI, according to new findings.

Updated: The vaccine, AZD1222, showed 100% efficacy against severe disease/hospitalization and, notably, 80% efficacy in trial participants aged ≥65 years, the company reports.

A lifestyle intervention targeting women with obesity and infertility is more effective in increasing the pregnancy rate vs fertility treatments, suggests a new study presented at ENDO 2021.

Global confirmed cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 123 million. We summarize more of today's data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map.

COVID-19 patients with hyperglycemia on hospital admission, with and without diabetes, had increased odds of intubation, ICU admission, and mortality, according to research presented at ENDO 2021.

ENDO 2021: An investigational once-weekly insulin formulation was found as effective as daily basal insulin injection for glucose control with lower rates of hypoglycemia and less weight gain.

ENDO 2021: Obese individuals treated with semaglutide 2.4 mg vs placebo demonstrated improvements in body composition paralleling weight loss that may reduce risk for cardiometabolic disease.

The CDC released the first set of public health recommendations for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19. See what questions you may be asked and the answers to help prepare.

ENDO 2021: Fewer than 1-in-10 older adults with a hip fracture had been prescribed bone-directed treatment in the 6 months prior to the incident, according to research on trends in treatment.

Global confirmed cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 122 million. We summarize more of today's data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map.

Preliminary findings being presented at the International Stroke Conference 2021 show some of the same risk factors associated with stroke in older adults also cause stroke in younger adults.

