Beyond Kegels: Brittany Mahomes' Pelvic Floor Woes Post-Childbirth An ob/gyn and a pelvic floor physical therapist weigh in Mar 12, 2024
Novel Drug Better Than Wegovy? New Endocrine Society Prez; Knockoff Tirzepatide Woes News and commentary from the endocrinology world Mar 12, 2024
Online Obesity Program Helped Primary Care Patients Lose Weight Weight regain was less in the groups who participated in 9 months of active maintenance Mar 11, 2024
Deaths Due to Alcohol Use; Steps for the Sedentary Also in TTHealthWatch: microplastics in arteries, and worldwide obesity and diabetes risk Mar 09, 2024 podcast
Use of CGM Linked to Lower Risk of Retinopathy in Type 1 Diabetes Use of CGM devices, either solo or with insulin pumps, tied to lower odds of the complication Mar 08, 2024
Cardiometabolic Disorders Tend to Accompany a 'Lazy Eye' Persistent amblyopia associated with myocardial infarction and death Mar 08, 2024
Wegovy Approved for Major Heart Disease Prevention New indication for patients with obesity or overweight and a history of cardiovascular disease Mar 08, 2024
Obesity Drugs Like Wegovy Are Meant for Long-Term Use, but Some Want to Stop Other patients have been forced to ration or halt doses due to drug costs Mar 08, 2024
One-Week GLP-1 Agonist Hold Not Enough Before Anesthesia? Even following this rule, increased residual gastric content still prevalent Mar 07, 2024
Alabama Passes Law Protecting IVF Providers From Legal Liability But lawmakers shied away from addressing legal status of embryos created in IVF labs Mar 07, 2024
10,000 Steps Lowers Death Risk; Obesity Drug Beats Wegovy; Lead in Cinnamon Warning Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Mar 07, 2024
FDA Clears First OTC Continuous Glucose Monitor Dexcom's Stelo system available without a prescription by the summer Mar 06, 2024
FDA OKs First Interchangeable Biosimilars for Denosumab New products will carry all the same indications as Prolia and Xgeva, though launch date unclear Mar 06, 2024
Semaglutide Reduced Inflammatory Biomarkers in HIV Patients With Lipohypertrophy Levels of IL-6, high-sensitivity CRP, and soluble CD163 were decreased with the GLP-1 agonist Mar 06, 2024
Lancet Menopause Series Wants to Change How Society Views 'The Change' Researchers advocate away from over-medicalizing menopause Mar 05, 2024
IVF Helps Patients Trying to Build Families. An Alabama Court Put That in Doubt "Every month that you're not pregnant feels like grief" Mar 05, 2024
Amy Schumer's Cushing's Dx; One Billion People With Obesity; Vitamin D for T1D News and commentary from the endocrinology world Mar 05, 2024
FDA Says Eating Yogurt May Reduce Diabetes Risk Products will be allowed to carry claims as long as they don't mislead consumers Mar 04, 2024
Flawed Medical Malpractice Legislation Can Have Deadly Consequences A current lawsuit in Florida offers an alarming case study Mar 01, 2024
Alabama House, Senate Pass Legislation to Protect IVF Treatment Bills advanced in both chambers would shield clinics from prosecution and civil lawsuits Mar 01, 2024
Biden's Physical Results; Weight Loss Implant Tested; Richard Lewis Dies Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Feb 29, 2024
FDA Announces End to 'Forever Chemicals' in U.S. Food Packaging PFAS chemicals have been tied to a number of health issues Feb 28, 2024
Why Discarding Embryos Is Inherent to the IVF Process Here's why some Alabama IVF clinics have paused operations after a state court ruling Feb 28, 2024
Abdominal Fat and Dementia; Mask Ban Lawsuit Tossed; FDA Rejects Psych Drug Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Feb 28, 2024
Bariatric Surgery a Long-Term Winner for Type 2 Diabetes Clinical trials show advantages over lifestyle, medication out to 12 years Feb 27, 2024
Amy Schumer's Diagnosis; FDA Yanks Cancer Drug; Nursing Student Murdered Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Feb 26, 2024
Study Identifies Ways to Improve Gender-Affirming Healthcare Interviews with transgender adults yields provider- and systems-level guidance for better care Feb 23, 2024 video
Male Fertility Problems in the Family Linked to Cancer Risk Low sperm levels were tied to specific cancers in family members Feb 22, 2024
FDA: Don't Use Smartwatches, Smart Rings for Blood Glucose Measurements Noninvasive devices that don't pierce the skin can give inaccurate measurements Feb 22, 2024
Major Alabama Hospital Pauses IVF Procedures After Court Ruling University of Alabama at Birmingham assessing whether patients, docs could face criminal charges Feb 22, 2024
Death by Gila Monster; Alabama Hospital Halts IVF Treatments; E-Bike Head Traumas Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Feb 22, 2024
Alabama's Frozen Embryo Ruling: What It Could Mean for Fertility Treatment "No court -- anywhere in the country -- has reached the conclusion the main opinion reaches" Feb 21, 2024
T2D Remission Common With Gastric Bypass; Selenium for Hashimoto's; Cereal Chemicals News and commentary from the endocrinology world Feb 20, 2024
Frozen Embryos 'Children' in Ala.; GLP-1s for Opioid Addiction? New E.Coli Outbreak Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Feb 20, 2024
Surgical Remission of Cushing's Disease Tied to New Autoimmune Conditions But glucocorticoid replacement right after surgery may be protective Feb 19, 2024
States Target Health Insurers' Red Tape Around Prior Authorization Pending bills in multiple states include policies backed by the AMA Feb 19, 2024
Hot Flashes, Migraine Tied to Higher Risk of Stroke, Heart Disease However, risks were nullified with control of blood pressure, cholesterol levels Feb 15, 2024
Clear Opportunity to Identify Patients With Osteoporosis Commonly Missed Hip surgeons could, but mostly don't, send at-risk patients for screening Feb 15, 2024
Shooting at Super Bowl Parade; Accidental Incest; Chronic Fatigue After COVID Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Feb 15, 2024
SGLT2 Inhibitors Tied to Better NAFLD Outcomes vs Other Antidiabetic Agents Class of drug associated with highest odds of NAFLD regression for patients with type 2 diabetes Feb 14, 2024