Tirzepatide Wins FDA Approval for Weight Loss Drug also gets a new brand name, Zepbound, for its new indication Nov 08, 2023
Want to Reduce Knee OA Risk? Weight Work May Help History of strength training tied to reduced incidence later in life Oct 23, 2023
Virtual Obesity Treatment Program Led to Substantial Weight Loss in Real-World Study At 12 months, there was an average weight loss of 16.2%, with results sustained up to 24 months Oct 17, 2023
Certain Factors Predict Weight Regain After Big Losses But even "regainers" still kept off most of the weight Oct 17, 2023
Mental Health Warning Signs in Latinx Kids Tied to Cardiometabolic Risks Signs of depression, anxiety in middle school linked with troubles by high school Oct 16, 2023
Reduced Mortality Seen in Cancer Survivors Who Meet Exercise Guidelines Survivors classified as exercisers have 25% reduced risk of all-cause mortality, study shows Sep 23, 2023
Dementia Risk Tied to Sedentary Lifestyle Ten hours or more a day of sedentary behavior raised risk of incident dementia Sep 12, 2023
Here's Another Racial-Ethnic Disparity in Back Pain Care Nonwhite patients who overuse opioids are given nonpharmacologic alternatives less often Sep 12, 2023
Clinically Significant Weight Loss Uncommon for Most Overweight Adults Only one in 10 with overweight or obesity achieve 5% or greater weight loss each year Aug 07, 2023
Should People Without Diabetes Use Glucose Monitors? Trend boosted by health buffs on social media, but benefit for healthy adults is unclear Aug 01, 2023
Unexplained Heart Enlargement May Be Causing Sudden Deaths in Obesity Increased ventricular mass without the usual etiologies of heart disease was noted Jul 28, 2023
Couch Potatoes Take Note: Climb Some Stairs to Cut Cancer Risk Short bouts of vigorous activity may be a "promising" intervention for those who can't exercise Jul 27, 2023
Medical Spending Higher for Kids Outside Healthy Weight Limits Expenditures tied to underweight and obesity totaled $1 billion and $2.4 billion in 2018 Jul 03, 2023
Americans With Heart Disease Less Likely to Use Wearable Devices CVD patients may benefit from the devices, but use is lower than the general population Jun 09, 2023
'Practice Changing' Trial on Activity Recs After Prolapse Surgery In randomized study, noninferior outcomes for expedited activity versus standard wait of 6 weeks May 31, 2023
What Happens When We Classify Kids' Weight as a 'Disease'? The AAP obesity guidelines stand to worsen stigma and mental health May 27, 2023
Can 'Survivor' Teach Us Something About Health and Weight Loss? Researchers could learn from studying the outcomes May 26, 2023
Profiteering Off the Body Insecurity of Teens Keep dangerous supplements out of kids' hands May 17, 2023
Exercise Rehab Helpful After Pulmonary Embolism Patients saw improvements in walking, quality of life May 05, 2023
Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery More Effective Than Lifestyle Change for NASH Roux-en-Y bypass or sleeve gastrectomy resolved NASH without exacerbating liver fibrosis Apr 26, 2023
Will Obesity Drugs Change the Bariatric Surgery Landscape? The two approaches can fit together in practice, but questions remain Apr 18, 2023
How Many Steps a Day Keep the Grim Reaper at Bay? Hitting goal of 8,000 steps or more just 1 to 2 days a week tied to health benefits Mar 28, 2023
Baseball: The Safest Sport for High School Athletes? And, no surprise, national data show football is the most injurious Mar 11, 2023
Marathon Running Not a Risk Factor for Arthritis A good thing too, because most aren't going to quit Mar 10, 2023
HIIT Workout Helps Walking Recovery After Stroke Proof-of-concept study shows significant advantages in the chronic stroke setting Feb 23, 2023
Kids With High Step Count, Less Screen Time See Lower Obesity Risk But study suggests more steps alone may not be enough to offset effects of higher screen use Feb 09, 2023
Healthy Lifestyle Before Infection Linked to Lower Long COVID Risk Healthy BMI and adequate sleep both independently associated with risk of long COVID Feb 06, 2023
Their Alzheimer's Disease Didn't Worsen. Why? Case reports find one healthy habit in common Feb 03, 2023
In Knee OA, Exercise Is Helpful ... But Maybe More in Mind Than Body Trial shows little extra benefit from intensive program Jan 23, 2023
How Many Times Do You Need to Get Out of Your Chair in an Otherwise Sedentary Day? Trial tested walking break doses to counter ill effects of prolonged sitting Jan 12, 2023
Why Doesn't Exercise Help Everyone With Knee OA? Actually, the better question is why can't everyone do the recommended exercises Jan 04, 2023
Weight Loss Advice From GPs Falls Flat for Patients With Obesity Consultations typically involved superficial diet and exercise suggestions Dec 13, 2022
Physical and Occupational Therapy Are on the Medicare Chopping Block Cuts could be devastating to patient care if Congress doesn't take action Dec 12, 2022
Can Just Minutes of Daily Activity Prolong Life? Benefits included all-cause, heart, and cancer-related mortality risk reduction Dec 08, 2022
Sweeten the Pot With Financial Incentives to Boost Weight Loss More people with obesity lost weight when cash incentives were added to practical resources Dec 05, 2022
Exercise During Chemo Shows Benefits for Cardiorespiratory Fitness However, patients who exercise after chemo also ultimately see benefits too Nov 21, 2022
Pandemic Pounds? Obesity Rate Spikes in Active-Duty Military Members 22.1% were found to have obesity in 2021, up from 19.8% in 2020 Nov 07, 2022
Getting Patients on Board With Lifestyle Changes Elizabeth Simkus, DNP, champions patient empowerment and preventive medicine Oct 19, 2022 video