Cardiology
Severe obesity and heart failure
(HealthDay)—Severe obesity appears to be an independent risk factor for heart failure, a new study suggests.
Sep 16, 2016
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News tagged with morbid obesity
Oncology & Cancer
Genetics weigh heavy on childhood cancer survivors' risk of developing obesity
Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital combined genetic and clinical risk factors to create a method to predict which childhood cancer patients are most likely to develop severe or "morbid" obesity as adults. ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Prevalence of chronic conditions increased among cancer survivors
(HealthDay)—From 2002 to 2018, there was an increase in the prevalence of comorbid chronic conditions among cancer survivors, according to a study published in the Feb. 15 issue of Cancer.
Feb 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Asthma not common in COVID-19 patients who have died
Asthma is not among the top 10 chronic health problems in people who have died from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in New York state, even though many health experts have warned that people with asthma are at increased ...
Apr 20, 2020
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Surgery
Gastric bypass surgery alters gut microbiota profile along the intestine
Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, finds that gastric bypass surgery ...
Jul 10, 2012
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Diabetes
UK 'should offer surgery to 800,000 obese diabetics'
Some 800,000 people in Britain with type 2 diabetes could be offered weight-loss surgery by the state-run National Health Service (NHS) under new draft guidance published on Friday.
Jul 11, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Obesity greatest risk factor for young adults with COVID-19
Young adults with underlying conditions such as morbid obesity, diabetes and hypertension are at the highest risk of being placed on a ventilator or dying from COVID-19, according to a study of 3,000 hospitalized patients ...
Sep 9, 2020
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Diabetes
Weight loss surgery showing promising results for type 2 diabetes
Bariatric surgery is proving to be an effective treatment for people suffering from type 2 diabetes and morbid obesity, with results showing nearly 50% of patients were able to discontinue all diabetes-related treatment.
Mar 6, 2023
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Genetics
Epigenetic modification increases susceptibility to obesity and predicts fatty liver
Scientists of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), led by the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), have demonstrated that the epigenetic modification of the Igfbp2 gene observed in young mice precedes fatty ...
May 24, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Prepregnancy BMI tied to risks for maternal morbidity, mortality
Maternal prepregnancy obesity is associated with an elevated risk for severe maternal morbidity and/or mortality, according to a study published online June 28 in JAMA Network Open.
Jul 8, 2022
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