Lipid Disorders
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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,...
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Bariatric surgery tied to fewer HFpEF hospitalizations
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Eat two fruits a day, ward off diabetes?
Results from an observational study “support encouragement of the consumption of whole fruits, but not fruit juice, to preserve insulin...
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‘Twincretin’ meets primary endpoints in five pivotal diabetes trials
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Evidence builds for iPhone 12 interference with cardiac devices
Greater public awareness is needed, as are further studies to confirm the results, including differences in susceptibility among devices, the...
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Red meat intake tied to higher coronary heart disease risk
Substituting plant protein for red or processed meat was associated with reduced risk for fatal CHD, especially in women.
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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.
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Revised dispatch system boosts bystander CPR in those with limited English
Lack of English proficiency was less of a barrier to bystander CPR in Los Angeles after a simplified, tiered dispatch system was put in place.
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New obesity target? Dopamine circuit in brainstem affects satiety
A newly identified dopaminergic neural circuit in the hindbrain plays a role in satiety, a mouse study found, which methylphenidate acts on.
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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.
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Adding daily steps linked to longer life