The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) announced a set of practice- and system-level recommendations in a position statement presented at the 2019 AAP National Conference & Exhibition.
Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the first trimester of pregnancy may affect intellectual functioning in childhood.
ARDS was underrecognized in the study population across all body mass indexesBMIs, but this underrecognition did not explain why patients with class 3 obesity were more likely to meet ARDS criteria but not receive low tidal volume ventilation.
Dasotraline may reduce compulsions and obsessive thoughts in adults with binge eating disorder.
Positive phase 3 efficacy and safety data were announced at EASD 2019 for a novel glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, polyethylene glycol loxenatide (PED168).
Compared with body mass index, waist circumference is a better indicator for obstructive coronary artery disease risk in postmenopausal women.
The AACE has produced a position statement addressing population-specific challenges and practical steps for clinicians with regard to diabetes care for African Americans, Latinx/Hispanics, Asian Americans, and Native Americans.
Body mass index partially mediates the relationship between early menarche and increased risk for type 2 diabetes.
The Endocrine Society published a clinical practice guideline cosponsored by the American Diabetes Association and the European Society of Endocrinology regarding the primary prevention of ASCVD and T2D.
With a growing number of patients with both diabetes and cardiovascular disease, clinicians consider the need for a new specialty: cardiometabolic medicine.
