Obesity and Weight Management Journal Articles

• Exercise for Persistent Neuroendocrine Symptoms of COVID-19 Could regular exercise help prevent or alleviate the long-term neuroendocrine symptoms of COVID-19?
  Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, May 20, 2022
• The Dietary Inflammatory Index is Associated With PCOS A new study looks at the potential link between the dietary inflammatory index and the risk of developing PCOS.
  Clinical Endocrinology, May 20, 2022
• Effects of Gender-affirming Therapy on Breast Imaging Findings This narrative reviews recent recommendations for breast cancer screening in the transgender population. How might gender-affirming therapy impact breast cancer risk in transgender persons?
  Applied Radiology, May 18, 2022
• Renal Compression in HF: The Renal Tamponade Hypothesis A new hypothesis suggests that central venous pressure increases and renal encapsulation may be a factor in renal damage due to heart failure, and a novel target for treatment.
  JACC: Heart Failure, May 18, 2022
• Cancer Screening Prevalence and Associated Factors This editorial highlights cancer screening trends, the importance of cancer screening, and the many factors which can affect cancer screening behavior.
  Preventing Chronic Disease, May 18, 2022
• Risk of Hepatic and Extrahepatic Cancer in NAFLD This study investigated the risk of hepatic and extrahepatic cancer in patients with NAFLD compared to the general population.
  Liver International, May 16, 2022
• Outcomes of Patients Having Anesthesia While SARS-CoV-2 Infected Should patients requiring an anesthetic procedure while being SARS-CoV-2 positive or suspected require a preoperatively carefully screening?
  BMC Anesthesiology, May 16, 2022
• Waning Effectiveness of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19 The findings in this report underscore the importance of receiving a third dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and suggest that an additional dose may be necessary to sustain protection.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 13, 2022
• Drug Dosing in Hospitalized Obese Patients With COVID-19 When making dosing decisions for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with obesity, weight and BMI should be considered.
  Critical Care, May 11, 2022
• Risk of Herpesvirus and Serious Infections in Atopic Dermatitis This study suggests that atopic dermatitis is associated with an increased risk of hospital admission with infections, opportunistic infections and herpesvirus infections in both children and adults.
  The British Journal of Dermatology, May 10, 2022
• Outcomes Among Adults With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Delta/Omicron This CDC report reaffirms that COVID-19 vaccination, particularly a booster dose, continues to be critical in mitigating the health care burden of the Omicron variant.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 09, 2022
• Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism in T2D and Hypertension How prevalent is primary aldosteronism among patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension? Should routine screening be considered for these patients?
  Clinical Endocrinology, May 05, 2022
• Reflections on a Specialist HIV Menopause Service Find out how a specialist HIV menopause service can help address the unmet health needs of women living with HIV.
  HIV Medicine, May 05, 2022
• Metformin and the Risk of Prostate Cancer in Diabetic Men Is there an association between metformin therapy and prostate cancer risk? This study aimed to clarify apparent conflicting evidence of prior studies.
  American Journal of Epidemiology, May 05, 2022
• Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation for Depression This study assessed the efficacy of transcranial alternating current stimulation on first-episode drug-naive patients with major depressive disorder.
  Brain, May 05, 2022
• Advances in the Clinical Use of Hydroxychloroquine Levels What role could the assessment of hydroxychloroquine levels have in the management of patients with lupus?
  Current Opinion in Rheumatology, May 05, 2022
• MOVE! Weight Management Participation During COVID-19 The VHA MOVE! program shifted to telehealth delivery of weight management services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. How did that impact participation?
  Preventing Chronic Disease, April 29, 2022
• Pharmacologic Intervention Effects on Lipids and CRP in PCOS Could certain medications provide lipid and C-reactive protein improvements among women with PCOS?
  Clinical Endocrinology, April 28, 2022
• Associations Between HIV, ART and Preterm Birth In what ways might HIV and antiretroviral exposure impact the risk for preterm birth?
  HIV Medicine, April 28, 2022
• Antipsychotics Associated With Severe Asthma Exacerbation Risk Asthma patients receiving typical antipsychotic treatment may realize a higher risk of severe asthma exacerbations, but the effect may be dose related.
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, April 27, 2022