Obesity
From the Journals
Psychosocial resilience associated with better cardiovascular health in Blacks
Psychosocial resilience has the potential to explain variability in cardiovascular risk among Black patients.
Conference Coverage
Screening algorithm safely selects patients for OSA treatment before bariatric surgery
Med Tech Report
Smart health devices – promises and pitfalls
Major advancements in medical monitoring technology are now enabling physicians to get much deeper insight into their patients’ health status.
Conference Coverage
Small weight loss produces impressive drop in type 2 diabetes risk
“Treat obesity first,” said the authors of a study showing a loss of just 13% of body weight is associated with a significantly reduced risk of...
Conference Coverage
Obesity-related hypoventilation increased morbidity risk after bariatric surgery
Adverse outcomes after bariatric surgery were greater in this subset of obesity hypoventilation syndrome.
From the Journals
Obesity boosts risks in COVID-19 from diagnosis to death
Excess pounds are linked to excess infection, hospitalization, ICU admission, and mortality.
Pearl of the Month
Vitamin D pearls
Risk factors for worse COVID-19 outcome are also risk factors for vitamin D deficiency.
Conference Coverage
Pregnancy can be ‘a vulnerable time’ for developing mental disorders
“The decline in brain volume is actually associated with better mothering, and increased attachment between the mother and the baby,” said Dr....
Commentary
Weighing children in school: No good can come of it
SARS-CoV-2 has been found in cardiac tissue of a child with multisystem inflammatory syndrome related to COVID-19, believed to be first evidence...
Guidelines
Treat obesity like breast cancer, with empathy, say Canadians
The guideline stresses that clinicians should “move beyond simplistic approaches of ‘eat less, move more’ and address the root drivers of obesity...
From the Journals
Weight-loss benefit in diabetes is similar via surgery or diet
Small study suggests no independent effects from gastric bypass surgery.