Nutrition Status Tied to TAVR Outcomes Data support pre- and post-TAVR dietary interventions for the elderly Feb 05, 2021
Ozempic Seeking High Dose OK; Thyroid Cancer Overdiagnosed in Kids? News and commentary from the endocrinology world Jan 24, 2021
Alcohol and Afib: Risk Evident With Just a Few Sips a Day Worrying data for light drinkers in large cohort study Jan 13, 2021
Feds Crack Down on Vitamin D COVID 'Cures' Georgia-based companies ordered to stop sales after national recall, DOJ says Jan 11, 2021
Diet Curbs GERD Beyond Acid Suppressants Study finds five anti-reflux behaviors could prevent almost 40% of the symptoms in women Jan 04, 2021
Promising Peanut Allergy Treatments Hit Snags in 2020 COVID-19 interrupts Palforzia rollout; FDA slams door on competitor's patch therapy Jan 03, 2021
Best of The Skeptical Cardiologist in 2020 Your favorite op-eds from Anthony Pearson, MD Dec 30, 2020
Young-Onset Esophageal Cancer Rapidly Increasing Physicians should be on the alert for younger patients with dysphagia, researchers urge Dec 16, 2020
Longer Diabetes Duration Means More Complications Later On Early prevention efforts key for young people, researchers urged Dec 14, 2020
What Is a Plant-Based Diet, Exactly? And should you be on one? The Skeptical Cardiologist has an answer Dec 12, 2020
New GLP-1 Agonist Succeeds in Phase III; PFAS Chemicals & COVID-19 News and commentary from the endocrinology world Dec 11, 2020
Over 73% of U.S. Adults Overweight or Obese Obesity rate up by half since 1999-2000, NHANES data indicate; nearly 10% severely obese Dec 11, 2020
Will Vascepa Train Roll Past Negative Omega-3 Results? STRENGTH, OMEMI temper enthusiasm but may not change much Nov 24, 2020
Food Allergy Differences Among Black, White Kids Higher prevalence of wheat, soy, and seafood allergies in Black children Nov 17, 2020
Omega-3s Humbled by Corn Oil Placebo in Two Trials Implications for REDUCE-IT's icosapent ethyl unclear Nov 15, 2020
IBT Plus Semaglutide Slashed Pounds, CVD Risk Patients lost 16% of body weight after 68 weeks in phase III trial Nov 09, 2020
Kiwifruit Better Tolerated Than Prunes or Psyllium for Chronic Constipation Kiwi tied to fewer adverse events and greater patient satisfaction Oct 26, 2020
Soy Metabolite Tied to Dementia Risk Factor Equol production linked to lower white matter lesion levels Oct 22, 2020
Bariatric Surgery Boosts Life Expectancy, Long-Term Data Show Gain of 3 years in Swedish study Oct 14, 2020
CDC: Nearly 20% of U.S. Kids Don't Get Breakfast Lack of morning meal in lower-income households shows critical role of school meals, expert says Oct 14, 2020
COVID-19 Halts National Survey Capturing American Health Disruption may delay 2019-2020 NHANES data release and reduce sample size Aug 20, 2020
NHANES: A Third of American Children Regularly Eat Fast Food And pandemic might just increase these numbers Aug 14, 2020
Brief Quasi-Fasting Diet Boosts Breast Cancer Chemo Response Randomized trial in neoadjuvant setting Jun 28, 2020
High-Dose Vitamin D Disappoints for Preventing Crohn’s Recurrence No benefit seen despite substantial increase in serum 25-OH-D May 27, 2020
Study: No Need to Fast Before Catheterization Randomized trial says the standard NPO orders might not be necessary May 14, 2020
Environmental Chemical Exposure Tied to Celiac Disease Risk was much higher in females than males May 12, 2020
Cold-Induced Energy Burn Higher With Brown Fat More evidence of the tissue's potential as target for weight loss, researchers say Apr 28, 2020
Minimally Invasive DMR Scores a Win in T2D Outpatient duodenal mucosal resurfacing procedure showed broad range of metabolic benefits Mar 31, 2020
Liraglutide a Viable Add-On for Kids With Obesity Numerically small but statistically and clinically significant benefit Mar 31, 2020
Higher On-Tx EPA Levels Explain Benefit of Vascepa Further evidence from REDUCE-IT that triglyceride lowering is not key to icosapent ethyl's effects Mar 30, 2020
Phosphate Binder Type Matters in Dialysis Hospital admission rates, healthcare costs varied according to binder prescribed Mar 28, 2020
Casting Sunlight on an Epidemic Is vitamin D a critical host factor to prevent COVID-19? Mar 25, 2020
Study: U.S. Kids Eating Healthier Choosing more fruits and vegetables, cutting down on soda Mar 24, 2020
Ultra-Processed Foods: It's Not Just Sugar and Fat Attacking Waistlines The Skeptical Cardiologist reviews the evidence Mar 07, 2020
