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A mobile phone application (app), FatSecret, appears more effective than traditional, validated 3-day food record in stimulating weight loss and metabolic improvements among adolescents with obesity, suggests a recent study.
Patients with hypothyroidism receiving standard levothyroxine (LT4) therapy remain at increased risk for dementia and death, reveals a recent study. However, adjunct liothyronine (T3) may help reduce this risk compared with LT4 alone.
A new genomic predictive model has identified mutated genes that are associated with the most aggressive anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC), according to a study.
Clinical pharmacists can help reduce the level of glycated haemoglobin (A1c) in patients with diabetes by assisting them with the initiation of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), through education, and follow-up, according to a study.
Taking metyrapone in the evening results in significant reductions in systolic and diastolic blood pressure without causing adrenal insufficiency in patients with mild autonomous cortisol secretion, according to a retrospective study.
Ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) are associated with several preventable diseases and must be viewed not only through a nutritional lens but also as addictive, industrially engineered substances, which can be likened to cigarettes, suggests a recent study.
Magnesium supplementation to treat hypomagnesemia does not appear to have any beneficial effect on the risk of tachyarrhythmias, according to a study.
For adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV, supplementation with vitamin D3 and calcium appears to have limited benefit in terms of promoting bone accrual and mineralization, as shown in the phase III VITALITY study.
Three months of romosozumab followed by 9 months of denosumab works just as well as 12 months of romosozumab for increasing bone mass in postmenopausal women at high risk of fracture, as shown in an open-label, noninferiority trial.
Elevated concentrations of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are associated with favourable functional recovery in patients with ischaemic stroke, as suggested in a recent study.
