Reports and Proceedings

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has released a new Clinical Practice Resource that will help direct the treatment of patients with hearing loss: “Clinical Evaluation and Etiologic Diagnosis of Hearing Loss: A Clinical Practice Resource of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics.” This ACMG Clinical Practice Resource offers information about the frequency, causes and presentations of hearing loss, and suggests approaches to the clinical and genetic evaluation of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals aimed at identifying an etiologic diagnosis and providing informative and effective patient education and genetic counseling.

ESMO, the leading professional organisation for medical oncology, has developed a new evidence-based classification to guide research and interpretation of data on treatment de-escalation in oncology.

2022 Health Systems’ Climate Study details health systems’ plans to future-proof their organizations following the pandemic — and raises questions about whether CEOs are taking sufficient action

Recent Black immigrants and those who have been in the U.S. for 15 years or longer are less likely to die earlier, in general, and from cardiovascular disease, specifically, than Black adults born in the U.S., according to new research led by Penn State College of Medicine. The findings suggest that the broad use of race as a factor for providing certain health interventions and treatments should be reconsidered.

Women who have had weight loss surgery should wait at least two years before trying for a baby, new research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands (4-7 May), suggests.

New research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May), suggests that rates of obesity in Danish adults have trebled over the past 34 years rising from 6% in 1987 to over 18% in 2021.

New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands (4-7 May), has found that just 3% of adults with a recording of overweight or obesity in England are referred to weight management programmes by their GP

New research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands (4-7 May), has found that women with obesity and overweight, particularly women with high waist circumference, are more susceptible to fractures than those with normal weight. In men, however, underweight, not overweight, is associated with a greater risk of broken bones.