Obesity

Education and exercise program, with and without dietary intervention, better than education only for knee osteoarthritis

Diabetes type 2 is linked to severe COVID-19 illness, but a type of drug used to improve glycemic control and weight loss may also reduce complications from the viral disease, a new study finds.

This newer bariatric population can present equipment needs and care challenges for staff that some nursing home operators are not yet prepared meet, industry observers and researchers say.

The high price tag and lack of coverage for high-performing anti-obesity drug Wegovy begs the question of what the benefits of weight loss are worth to insurers and patients.

Poorer cognitive trajectories seen for Hispanics/Latinos with central obesity in presence of cardiometabolic abnormalities

Improvements in proximal aortic stiffness greater with combo of exercise, moderate CR versus exercise alone or with intensive CR

Greater reduction in glycated hemoglobin levels and improved weight loss seen with tirzepatide in type 2 diabetes

But having this discussion is associated with more weight loss and higher odds of bariatric surgery

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...

Friday is deadline to register for federal COVID vaccine distribution program … Facility design should balance infection control and life quality, experts propose … Survey: Senior living operators...