News from ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health
What’s The Best Breakfast For Weight Loss? The Answer May Be Different For Men And Women. (Health)
(11/5) Discussing different weight loss breakfast foods for men and women, Melanie R. Jay, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, and Department of Population Health, said, “There are so many other variables that influence metabolism such as microbiome, degree of insulin resistance, current levels of adipose tissue, physical fitness, etc. We can’t make blanket dietary recommendations at this time based on sex.â€
Do GLP-1 Agonists Really Need To Be Stopped Before Endoscopy? (MedPage Today)
(11/5) In pooled findings from nine studies, patients undergoing endoscopy while taking GLP-1 receptor agonists had no increased risk of aspiration compared to patients not taking the medications (pooled OR 1.03, 95% CI 0.61-1.73, P=0.92), found researchers led by Violeta B. Popov, MD, PhD, associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and the NY VA Harbor Health System in New York City.
How To Take Care Of Yourself When The News Is Getting You Down. (Parade Magazine)
(11/5) Sudeepta Varma, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, offered strategies to cope with the election news cycle, saying, “Be careful or mindful of who you vent to ... because right now we’re feeling very raw and vulnerable as a whole.â€
Top-Ranked Hospitals For Pacemaker Placement, By State. (Becker's Hospital Review)
(11/5) ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health is listed among “the top-ranked hospitals for pacemaker or defibrillator placement by state, according to WebMD.â€
A Sexually Transmitted Ringworm Fungus Is Spreading In New York City. (Gizmodo)
(11/5) Researchers at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health discovered that a sexually transmitted ringworm fungus is spreading in New York City and have warned healthcare providers to “be aware that TMVII can spread through sexual contact and cause lesions on the genitals, buttocks, face, trunk, or extremities.â€
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