Endocrinology
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How to Manage Patients on GLP-1s Before Surgery
For now, endocrinologists are managing these patients as they see fit, within the parameters of any institutional guidance requirements.
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Are GLP-1s the Newest Fertility Treatment?
Discussing obesity treatment can be a delicate conversation, but one that would be beneficial to have with any patient of reproductive age.
Conference Coverage
Do Patients on Anti-Obesity Drugs Decrease Alcohol Use?
This new study is the first to examine the relationship with different classes of anti-obesity medications and to quantify the amount of alcohol...
Conference Coverage
Coming Soon: A New Disease Definition, ‘Clinical Obesity’
“I think it’ll help explain and move medicine as a whole in a direction to a greater understanding of obesity actually being a disease, how to...
Conference Coverage
ATA: Updates on Risk, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer
Researchers compared medical records of adults with type 2 diabetes and moderate cardiovascular risk who were new users of GLP-1 receptor agonists...
Conference Coverage
GLP-1 RAs Reduce Early-Onset CRC Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer is notably rising in younger adults, with a corresponding increase in associated mortality.
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Should the Body Roundness Index Replace BMI?
Several studies have suggested that BRI could be a valuable tool for assessing health risks.
From the Journals
Thyroid Cancer Overdiagnosis Continues Despite Cautions
More than 1.7 million people might have been overdiagnosed between 2013 and 2017 in 63 countries, estimated the authors of a new paper.
From the Journals
American Diabetes Association Advises on Hospital CGM Use
Policies for patient-owned and hospital-owned CGM devices should be developed, and staff should be trained in their use, the statement said.
Commentary
Cardiovascular Disease 2050: No, GLP-1s Won’t Save the Day
Harvard Medical School professor tells “where we will be in 2050” if prior trends remain the same.
Latest News
Humans and Carbs: A Complicated 800,000-Year Relationship
On one hand, the human body needs and craves carbs to function but on the other hand, the modern glut of nutritionally barren carbs in not healthy...