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A proposed new definition of metabolically healthy obesity uses waist-to-hip ratio as a key measurement for identifying individuals classified as obese by body mass index (BMI) who were not at increased mortality risk.
A team led by Matthias Schulze, DrPH, of the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, developed the new definition using data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and validated the change in a cohort from the U.K. Biobank.
The new definition, as explained in the study online in
Systolic blood pressure less than 130 mm Hg and no use of blood pressure–lowering medication
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New research may pave the way to rid the world of the flu forever.
Every year, billions of doses of flu vaccine are administered to people around the world. But by the following year, the virus has mutated, and we need to create another vaccine to deal with the new strain.
New research by Tijana Ivanovic, assistant professor of biochemistry at Brandeis University, and several colleagues suggests the flu virus may owe its persistence at least in part to string-shaped structures called filamentous particles.
Ivanovic believes that developing an antiviral treatment to target these particles could help rid the world of flu for good.
The New York Academy of Medicine Welcomes Five New Trustees
Healthcare, Business & Academic Leaders Join Health Equity-Focused Nonprofit
New York, NY, May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) has announced the appointment of five new members to its Board of Trustees. The new Trustees hold leadership roles across health systems, healthcare business and academic medicine:
Martine Ferland, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mercer
Julia Iyasere, MD, MBA, Executive Director, the Dalio Center for Health Justice, NewYork-Presbyterian
Jennifer H. Mieres, MD, FACC, MASNC, FAHA, Professor of Cardiology, Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology & Prevention and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
To the Editor:
I am 82 and retired, with seven children and 12 grandchildren scattered throughout the United States. Because of a blood cancer, my vaccine did not produce antibodies, so I am not protected. I was hoping to rely on herd immunity to provide a measure of protection, assuming that most Americans would be vaccinated not just to protect themselves, but also to protect their families, friends and others.
My husband and I, before Covid, spent time with our far-flung family, attending public events and volunteering. Because of the ungenerous response of many who refuse the vaccine, we and people like us will need to be confined to our homes in order to stay alive. Whatever happened to âlove thy neighborâ?