Can't Get Schoolkids to Eat a Decent Lunch? Keep Them at the Table Small trial confirms suggestions from observational studies Jun 22, 2021
Caffeine Effects on PVC Frequency: A Self-Experiment The Skeptical Cardiologist sees dramatic changes on ambulatory cardiac monitoring Jun 18, 2021
An Unhealthy Diet Feeds Into Clonal Hematopoiesis Can diet mitigate the CVD risk of this age-related genetic phenomenon? Jun 09, 2021
Guns for Vaccinations; IU Health Joins the Mandate Club; NFL Ends 'Race-Norming' A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jun 03, 2021
Patients With Underactive Thyroid Report Pervasive Brain Fog Many said they had symptoms well before a hypothyroidism diagnosis May 30, 2021
Amylin Analogue Plus Semaglutide Get Early Win for Weight Loss Combining agents yielded greater weight changes than semaglutide alone May 13, 2021
Saxenda Boosted Weight Loss, Especially With Exercise But year-long RCT excluded those with type 2 diabetes May 05, 2021
Nix Nut-Free Classrooms, New Allergy Guidelines Urge Focus on management, training rather than food bans, international panel says May 05, 2021
Moms' Health Habits Rub Off on Children Australian study suggests young kids copy parental behavior, healthy as well as unhealthy Apr 26, 2021
USPSTF: Routine Vitamin D Screening Still on Shaky Ground Not enough evidence for an ideal level of vitamin D Apr 13, 2021
Doctor Reacts to Absurd Facebook Health Posts Onions on your feet? Dr. Mike fact-checks social media claims Apr 08, 2021
Tepezza Restock Coming; Osteoporotic Fractures Broken Down by State News and commentary from the endocrinology world Apr 04, 2021
Maintenance Semaglutide Keeps Shedding the Pounds Continued weight loss beyond 1 year while on drug; patients switched to placebo gained it back Mar 23, 2021
Banned Stimulants Again Found in Supplements Researchers question FDA's commitment to enforcement Mar 23, 2021
Hyperglycemia Better Predictor of Severe COVID-19 Than Diabetes Study looked at hospitalized patient outcomes during early months of the pandemic Mar 22, 2021
Op-Ed: Corn Money is Expanding America's Waistline Dear AMA, please lobby for investment in healthy produce Mar 22, 2021
Skip These Supplements for Afib Prevention Long-term results from the VITAL Rhythm study in a large population Mar 16, 2021
Food Insecurity Plays Role in Weight Loss Strategies Lack of access to healthy food can dampen effectiveness of diet, exercise, researchers find Mar 08, 2021
Another Weight-Loss Trial Win for Weekly GLP-1 Drug Effective in diabetic patients with BMI as low as 27 Mar 05, 2021
And the Magic Number for Daily Fruit, Vegetable Intake Is... No benefit to peas, corn, potatoes observed in cohort studies Mar 01, 2021
More Support for Early Peanut Intro to Reduce Allergy Risk "Dramatic" decline in prevalence after feeding shift in Australia, study shows Mar 01, 2021
GIP/GLP-1 RA Phase III Success; USPSTF Looking for Input News and commentary from the endocrinology world Feb 28, 2021
White Bread or White Rice? Glycemic Index Telling of CVD Risk Across Borders Observational study suggests role of diet in primary, secondary prevention alike Feb 24, 2021
ACC Report: Cardiac Care Better Woman-to-Woman Group suggests rethink of cardiology culture and medical education Feb 22, 2021
Op-Ed: The Bitter Truth of USDA's Sugar Guidelines President Biden needs to "follow the science" and act now Feb 21, 2021
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