Obesity: Perspectives

• Beyond BMI: Weight Loss Produces More Health Benefits   Dr Sarah Barenbaum discusses realistic weight-loss goals.
  Medscape, April 11, 2025
• Inflammatory Marker Predicts Liver Cancer Risk in T2D An inflammatory biomarker, YKL-40, serves as a reliable prognostic marker for liver and bladder cancers in patients with newly diagnosed T2D, outperforming CRP for these cancers.
  Medscape News UK, April 10, 2025
• Mediterranean Diet and Exercise Boost Bone Health in Seniors An energy-restricted Mediterranean diet plus physical activity can mitigate weight loss and age-related decline in bone mineral density in older women with metabolic syndrome and overweight or obesity.
  Medscape Medical News, April 10, 2025
• Study Links Obesity to Biologic Failure in Psoriasis A decade-long study finds that obesity is associated with a significantly increased risk for biologic treatment failure in patients with psoriasis.
  Medscape Medical News, April 07, 2025
• Apr 04 2025 This Week in Cardiology   Trials from the 2025 American College of Cardiology scientific sessions, including the WARRIOR, PROTECT TAVI, DAPATAVI, and SOUL are reviewed by John Mandrola, MD
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 04, 2025
• Thyroid Dysfunction Can Damage Kidneys in Kids With Obesity Children with obesity and subclinical hypothyroidism have twice the risk for kidney damage compared with those without subclinical hypothyroidism, a retrospective study shows.
  Medscape News UK, April 01, 2025
• Insulin Resistance Drives Obesity-Linked NAFLD Risk Cross-sectional studies and Mendelian randomization show that insulin resistance and chronic inflammation mediate the relationship between obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
  Medscape Medical News, April 01, 2025
• Mar 28 2025 This Week in Cardiology   Stopping oral anticoagulation after AF ablation, the core problem with paradoxes like the smoker’s paradox, chronic total occlusion PCI, and an ACC/EHRA preview are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, March 28, 2025
• How Lifetime Weight Patterns Influence Kidney Cancer Risk Lifetime excess body weight and significant weight gain in adulthood are associated with an increased risk for renal cell carcinoma, while weight loss is linked to a lower risk.
  Medscape Medical News, March 28, 2025
• Coaching Boosts GLP-1 Effectiveness in Managing Weight Loss Regaining weight after discontinuing GLP-1s is common, but ongoing coaching can help support patients to maintain their weight loss.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, March 27, 2025
• When Should You Consider Weight-Loss Meds for Obesity?   Dr Sarah Barenbaum discusses when to consider antiobesity medications.
  Medscape, March 27, 2025
• Midlife Diet Quality Linked to Brain Changes in Later Life Maintaining a healthy diet and lower waist-to-hip ratio in midlife may help preserve brain health and cognitive function in older age, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, March 27, 2025
• Critical Data on Breast Cancer Rates and Mortality   Dr Maurie Markman discusses key data from the American Cancer Society’s biennial analysis on breast cancer statistics.
  Medscape Oncology, March 25, 2025
• ACC 2025 Mandrola’s 5 Picks for ACC 25 Trials on cerebral protection in TAVR, fluid restriction in heart failure, and risk factor management in AF are among John Mandrola’s picks from the upcoming ACC Scientific Sessions.
  theheart.org on Medscape, March 25, 2025
• US Falls Behind Other Countries in Avoidable Deaths   It just doesn’t work to keep throwing money at poor health outcomes.
  Medscape, March 25, 2025
• S3 Episode 3: The 2025 updates of the American Diabetes Association   Drs Carol H. Wysham and Rozalina G. McCoy discuss the 2025 updates of the American Diabetes Association, including comorbidities, dental care, sexual dysfunction, and CGM use.
  Medscape, March 25, 2025
• Waist Circumference Predicts Obesity-Related Cancer in Men Findings of a study comparing waist circumference to BMI for predicting the development of obesity-related cancers show that waist circumference is a stronger risk marker in men but not in women.
  Medscape Medical News, March 25, 2025
• GLP-1 RAs Unlikely to Increase Suicide Risk Patients with diabetes or obesity receiving GLP-1 RAs are unlikely to experience an increase in the already low rates of suicide-related adverse events in clinical trials.
  Medscape Medical News, March 25, 2025
• Reducing CV Risk in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease   Cardio-renal experts discuss cardiovascular risk reduction in CKD management, emphasizing albuminuria as a key predictor of risk and the importance of risk-reduction therapies.
  Medscape Reference, March 21, 2025
• Obesity Increases Complications in Abdominal Surgery A higher BMI is consistently associated with longer operative times and increased complications across a wide range of abdominal procedures.
  Medscape Medical News, March 20, 2025