Patients with Class II and III obesity are at higher risk for fecal incontinence, based on results of high-resolution anorectal manometry.

For infants born before 34 weeks of gestation and with a birth weight <1,000 g, probiotics used in neonatal units are associated with reduced mortality.

Certain metabolic factors are associated with the development of chronic musculoskeletal pain, including higher BMI and the presence of diabetes.

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Adherence to a healthier, anti-inflammatory diet was associated with a reduced risk for all-cause mortality among patients with RA.

GLP-1RA discontinuation and lack of reinitiation was more common among patients with obesity and without type 2 diabetes than with type 2 diabetes.

Women with epilepsy may have offspring with decreased bone metabolism and lower birth weight, according to a study published online.

Skeletal Muscle Index decreased as Metabolic Score for Visceral Fat increased, which was most significant among those with diabetes and obesity.

Higher leptin levels were associated with chronic widespread pain among patients with RA, even after adjusting for age, BMI, and sex.

Mortality rates among US adults spiked from 2011 to 2019 and 2020 to 2023, remaining higher than expected based on prepandemic levels.

Pediatric obesity, specifically obesity class II but not class I, was associated with an increased risk for multiple sclerosis.

The US Food and Drug Administration is urging all patients with smartphone-compatible diabetes devices to check their phone configurations to ensure all safety alerts are being received.