Obesity
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Bariatric surgery and mental health
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Program prevented antipsychotic-induced weight gain in youth
Key clinical point: Prescribing antipsychotics for children and youth is associated with a high risk of clinically significant weight gain and...
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Thiazide diuretics commonly unmask primary hyperparathyroidism
Key clinical point: Be on the lookout for primary hyperparathyroidism when patients come off thiazides due to elevated serum calcium.Major finding...
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Obesity malpractice claims up 64%, study shows
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Gene variant detects increased cardiometabolic risk among nonobese
Key clinical point: A genetic screening test shows promise as a means of identifying lean individuals at elevated risk for metabolic syndrome and...
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Lifestyle change program participation associated with reduced CVD incidence
Key clinical point: It works: Adopting a more healthful lifestyle prevented CVD.Major finding: Veterans who participated in a lifestyle change...
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VIDEO: Does obesity’s effect on RA support different treatment goals?
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Monitor elderly for bone loss after gastric bypass
Key clinical point: Gastric bypass puts some older patients at risk for osteoporosis.Major finding: Two years after surgery, spine BMD in 30...
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Monitor elderly for bone loss after gastric bypass
Key clinical point: Gastric bypass puts some older patients at risk for osteoporosis.Major finding: Two years after surgery, spine BMD in 30...
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Obesity may drive symptom severity in rheumatoid arthritis
Key clinical point: Obesity and underweight status are associated with worse symptoms of RA.Major finding: Compared with normal weight and...
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Obesity may drive symptom severity in rheumatoid arthritis
Key clinical point: Obesity and underweight status are associated with worse symptoms of RA.Major finding: Compared with normal weight and...