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Persistent-positive coeliac serology tied to hypothyroidism risk

04 Sep 2022

Persistent-positive coeliac serology appears to predict the risk of hypothyroidism among the paediatric population, according to a study.

04 Sep 2022

Glaucoma risk modestly low in diabetes

04 Sep 2022

Patients with diabetes mellitus are at reduced risk of developing open-angle glaucoma (OAG), although the magnitude of reduction is modest, according to a study.

04 Sep 2022

Liraglutide boosts lipid metabolism in T2DM, but comes with more side effects

02 Sep 2022

Compared with dapagliflozin, the glucagon-like peptide 1 liraglutide induces better lipid metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a recent study has found. However, this drug also comes with more adverse events than its sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor comparator.

02 Sep 2022

Vitamin D3 supplementation safe, well tolerated in overweight/obese prediabetics

02 Sep 2022 by

Taking vitamin D3 supplementation at 4,000 IU per day does not produce any safety concern and is well tolerated among overweight and obese participants who are at risk for diabetes, reports a study.

02 Sep 2022

Serum lipids tied to intraocular pressure

02 Sep 2022

Serum total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) show a positive association with intraocular pressure (IOP), while triglyceride levels appear to have a negative association, reports a study.

02 Sep 2022

Recognize obesity as a disease, not a lifestyle condition

01 Sep 2022 by

HCPs are advised to avoid using the word fat to describe a person with obesity, says an expert.

01 Sep 2022

“Adrenal fatigue” a medical misnomer, underlying causes to be addressed

01 Sep 2022 by

Adrenal fatigue (AF) cases are seeing an uptick in preponderance, but it is not an accepted medical diagnosis, says a prominent expert.

01 Sep 2022

Obstructive sleep apnoea warrants early diagnosis as the repercussions can be deadly if left ignored.

01 Sep 2022 by

With the increase in obese and overweight patients, physicians may need to have a high degree of suspicion for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), says a prominent respirologist.

01 Sep 2022