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Exercise & Fitness

News, opinions and meeting coverage in primary care.

A photo of four Wegovy injection pens.

<乌鸦传媒>Many Kids Benefit From GLP-1s. What Happens When They Have to Stop Taking Them?

Prepare patients early for a time when medication is no longer an option

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<乌鸦传媒>Cardiovascular Risks Established in Childhood Don't Just Go Away

Childhood BMI nearly as important as adult BMI

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<乌鸦传媒>USPSTF Recommends Behavioral Interventions for Kids With High BMI

Final recommendations did not include weight-loss drugs

EULAR over a photo of Vienna Exhibition Center in Vienna, Austria.

<乌鸦传媒>OA Patients Get Long-Term Benefit From Lifestyle Improvements

Improvement in pain and function lasted well after formal program ended

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<乌鸦传媒>Concierge Medicine: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Innovative care models should be a tool to enhance quality and equity, not further diminish it

A photo of senior man digging in the garden on the side of his house.

<乌鸦传媒>Better Cognitive Outcomes Tied to Vigorous Exercise in Hypertensive Adults

SPRINT MIND analysis looks at 7,600 older adults at high risk of cognitive decline

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<乌鸦传媒>When It Comes to Preventive Health, Play the Long Game

Proposed budget scoring legislation can boost disease prevention and drive cost savings

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<乌鸦传媒>Supported Exercise Intervention Helps Black Women With Obesity Shed Weight

Pilot program cut HbA1c, boosted functional mobility, and fostered camaraderie

A photo of a measuring tape wrapped around 3 Wegovy injection pens next to a stethoscope.

<乌鸦传媒>Patients Hitting GLP-1 Plateaus? Here's How to Help

Set expectations up front, and explore alternative approaches when necessary

A photo of runners in the Brooklyn half and full Marathon in New York City.

<乌鸦传媒>Study: Skinny-Leg Runners Face Higher Rates of Knee Arthritis

Questions about risks from weight-bearing activities may now be settled

Atkins weight loss products on sale at a Kroger supermarket.

<乌鸦传媒>What Do Weight-Loss Drugs Mean for Diet Industry Built on Eating Less and Exercise?

Gym and diet food companies look to muscle in

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<乌鸦传媒>Time-Restricted Eating Tied to Modest Weight Loss

Benefits appeared to come mainly from reduced caloric intake

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<乌鸦传媒>Shockwave Therapy Shows Benefit in Lower Limb Claudication

Sessions improved physical function and walking distance at 12 weeks

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<乌鸦传媒>Here's a Good Exercise Option for Hip OA

Program emphasizing balance and stability equals strength-directed training

<乌鸦传媒>Can Machine Learning Predict CVD Risk? Sleep-Related Benefits of Exercise

Also in TTHealthWatch: molnupiravir in immunocompromised people with COVID

A close up photo of a fitness tracker on a woman鈥檚 wrist reading 9,606 steps

<乌鸦传媒>Need 10,000 Daily Steps to Prevent Obesity? It May Depend on Genetics

Current recommendations may underestimate activity needs for people with high genetic risk

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<乌鸦传媒>Online Obesity Program Helped Primary Care Patients Lose Weight

Weight regain was less in the groups who participated in 9 months of active maintenance

<乌鸦传媒>Deaths Due to Alcohol Use; Steps for the Sedentary

Also in TTHealthWatch: microplastics in arteries, and worldwide obesity and diabetes risk

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>10,000 Steps Lowers Death Risk; Obesity Drug Beats Wegovy; Lead in Cinnamon Warning

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

FDA APPROVED Dexcom Stelo Glucose Biosensor System over a photo of the device.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Clears First OTC Continuous Glucose Monitor

Dexcom's Stelo system available without a prescription by the summer

A photo of a male physician inspecting his senior female patient鈥檚 knee replacement scars.

<乌鸦传媒>Multimodal Pre-Op Program Aids Knee Replacement Candidates

Patients feel better as they wait for surgery; a few find they no longer need it

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<乌鸦传媒>Healthy Lifestyle Habits May Help Prevent New-Onset IBS

Adhering to even one healthy habit was significantly associated with lower incidence

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Exercise and COVID; Can Smells Help Depression? Car Crashes Into Hospital ED

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Long COVID Patients Saw Improvements After Group Rehab Program

More patients reported feeling "much better now" compared with usual care group

A photo of a man jogging down a pedestrian ramp in a city.

<乌鸦传媒>Improved Fitness May Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk

Observational study finds reduced incidence in men who increased their cardiorespiratory fitness

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<乌鸦传媒>Adults Who Cite Walking Difficulty Face Higher Fracture Risk

Australian study suggests walking ability can help identify candidates for more assessment

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Sitting and Early Death; Dana-Farber Retracts Multiple Papers; Winter Weather Deaths

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Here Are the Top Diets for 2024

A familar food plan topped the annual U.S. News rankings

A photo of a mature woman at home working out with barbells in front of a laptop

<乌鸦传媒>This Program Helped Overweight RA Patients Shape Up

Metabolic markers, disease activity improved with remotely supervised lifestyle regimen

A photo of a male physician taking the blood pressure 0f a woman sitting next to her husband

<乌鸦传媒>Is Your Patient Married? Check Their Spouse's Blood Pressure, Too

Couple-centered strategies can help manage hypertension

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<乌鸦传媒>USPSTF Draft Calls for Lifestyle Shift -- Not Meds -- for Kids With Obesity

Behavioral interventions should be main approach; insufficient data to back pharmacologic therapy

FDA APPROVED tirzeptide (Zepbound) over a photo of a woman holding an injection pen.

<乌鸦传媒>Tirzepatide Wins FDA Approval for Weight Loss

Drug also gets a new brand name, Zepbound, for its new indication

A photo of a man using a piece of gym equipment for leg extension exercises.

<乌鸦传媒>Want to Reduce Knee OA Risk? Weight Work May Help

History of strength training tied to reduced incidence later in life

ObesityWeek over a photo of Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.

<乌鸦传媒>Virtual Obesity Treatment Program Led to Substantial Weight Loss in Real-World Study

At 12 months, there was an average weight loss of 16.2%, with results sustained up to 24 months

ObesityWeek over a photo of Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.

<乌鸦传媒>Certain Factors Predict Weight Regain After Big Losses

But even "regainers" still kept off most of the weight

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<乌鸦传媒>Mental Health Warning Signs in Latinx Kids Tied to Cardiometabolic Risks

Signs of depression, anxiety in middle school linked with troubles by high school

A photo of a mature couple jogging with the Golden Gate bridge in the background.

<乌鸦传媒>Reduced Mortality Seen in Cancer Survivors Who Meet Exercise Guidelines

Survivors classified as exercisers have 25% reduced risk of all-cause mortality, study shows

A photo of a mature man laying on his couch and holding a remote.

<乌鸦传媒>Dementia Risk Tied to Sedentary Lifestyle

Ten hours or more a day of sedentary behavior raised risk of incident dementia

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<乌鸦传媒>Here's Another Racial-Ethnic Disparity in Back Pain Care

Nonwhite patients who overuse opioids are given nonpharmacologic alternatives less often

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<乌鸦传媒>Clinically Significant Weight Loss Uncommon for Most Overweight Adults

Only one in 10 with overweight or obesity achieve 5% or greater weight loss each year

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