Endocrinology
Conference Coverage
What’s behind brain fog in treated hypothyroidism?
A large survey is believed to be the first to explore the common phenomenon and identify potential avenues of treatment.
Conference Coverage
Medically suspect criterion can determine bariatric surgery coverage
Conference Coverage
Bariatric surgery’s cardiovascular benefit extends to 7 years
From the Journals
Healthy with obesity? The latest study casts doubt
Analysis from the U.K. Biobank finds that persons with “metabolically healthy obesity” still have increased risks for several adverse outcomes,...
News
FDA: More metformin extended-release tablets recalled
Guidelines
AHA: Physical activity best first-line for high BP, cholesterol
Advice to sit less and move more is a critical component of first-line treatment for patients with mild to moderate hypertension and elevated...
From the Journals
Waist circumference a marker for NAFL in type 1 diabetes
A cross-sectional study has found that waist-to-height ratio is a sensitive marker for nonalcoholic fatty liver in type 1 diabetes.
From the Journals
Osteoporosis linked to increased risk of hearing loss
Moderate to severe hearing loss was independently associated with osteoporosis, vertebral fracture in the large, longitudinal Nurses’ Health Study...
Conference Coverage
‘Remarkable’ response to diabetes drug in resistant bipolar depression
Patients with treatment-resistant bipolar depression with insulin resistance showed marked improvement in depressive symptoms after metformin...
Pearl of the Month
Not your ordinary neuropathy
An exam reveals hyperesthesia of both feet, and a hemoglobin A1c level of 7.5.
From the Journals
A1c below prediabetes cutoff linked to subclinical atherosclerosis
Hemoglobin A1c below prediabetes levels is a potential biomarker for subclinical atherosclerosis, a European observational study reports.