AMA asks clinicians to reduce focus on BMI as health measure
Jun 15, 2023
The American Medical Association is encouraging clinicians to reduce their focus on body mass index. The measure is a flawed tool and should be considered alongside other measures such as genetics and...
Screen racial, ethnic groups at lower BMI levels for diabetes, researchers say
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 13, 2022
A newly vetted set of BMI diagnosis thresholds can help clinicians catch diabetes earlier in higher risk groups, investigators say.
Stable body mass index helps predict better cognitive health in seniors
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 28, 2022
Significant fluctuations in body mass index are linked to a 60% faster progression of cognitive decline in older adults, researchers say.
COVID risk rises with body mass index, CDC study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 10, 2021
The agency’s latest findings confirm a link between obesity and the need for invasive mechanical ventilation and death from COVID-19. Meanwhile, physicians are pushing to prioritize metabolic health...
Body weight linked to brain blood flow and dementia risk, researchers say
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 11, 2020
Increasing body weight is associated with decreased activity and blood flow in the brain, according to a new imaging study.
One in ten with diabetes die within week of COVID-19 hospitalization: Weight a key factor
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 01, 2020
Researchers have linked higher BMI in diabetes to adverse COVID-19 outcomes in hospitalized patients.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, May 5
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Alicia Lasek
May 04, 2020
CMS creates an independent COVID-19 response commission for nursing homes … Therapy providers get the green light to provide Medicare telehealth services … Lowered lean body mass raises diabetes risk...
Clinical Briefs for Monday, March 2
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 28, 2020
Nursing home is site of first US coronavirus outbreak: 1 dead, 4 hospitalized … Coronavirus has reached long-term care. Prepare, don’t panic … Vegetarian diet linked to lower ischemic stroke...
These 5 healthy habits help put chronic conditions on hold
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 09, 2020
Harvard researchers find that healthy lifestyle habits may extend the number of years one lives free of chronic disease.
Late-in-the-day eating not heart healthy for women
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 12, 2019
Women who eat the bulk of their daily calories in the evening face a higher heart disease risk, according to new research from Columbia University.