Early Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Leads to Less Weight Gain
Screening high-risk women for GDM in first trimester optimizes gestational weight gain
Grip Strength May Help ID Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Healthy Adults
Grip strength cut points relative to body weight, gender, and age group proposed
Experts Discuss Strategy for Bariatric Surgery During COVID-19
Recommendations address nonsurgical management, prioritization of patients once surgery resumes
Burden of Osteoarthritis Increasing in Most Countries
1990 to 2017 saw jump of 9.3 and 8.2 percent in age-standardized point prevalence, annual incidence
Bone Health Declining in U.S. Adults With and Without Prediabetes
Decline in bone mineral density particularly significant for men younger than 60 years
Thigh Circumference Tied to Hypertension Risk
Larger thighs tied to lower risk for hypertension in overweight, obese Chinese population
Severe Illness Reported in Some Children With COVID-19
83 percent of children admitted to 46 participating PICUs had significant preexisting comorbidities
Link Found Between Body Size in Childhood, Later Life Disease
Larger genetically predicted body size in childhood link to later CAD, T2DM due to large adult body size
Well-Controlled Blood Glucose May Improve COVID-19 Outcomes
Mortality lower in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with T2DM who had well-controlled blood glucose
L-Thyroxine Does Not Improve Subclinical Hypothyroidism in ≥65s
No improvement seen in hypothyroid symptoms, tiredness versus placebo in older adults with SCH
