akheel sͩyͬed

Consultant physician and honorary professor #Obesity Medicine, #Diabetes & #Endocrinology at #SalfordRoyal @SalfordCO_NHS @NCAresearchNHS #MAHSC @OfficialUoM

[akheel sͩyͬed @AkheelSyed]

Adult Adrenal Insufficiency https://t.co/TMMfY1U3Nn
Salivary Cortisone can be a convenient, cost-effective test in the investigation of adrenal insufficiency in adults.

[akheel sͩyͬed @AkheelSyed]

Semaglutide: FDA approves weight loss jab to treat severe liver disease | The BMJ
https://t.co/FKahJNc1zB

[akheel sͩyͬed @AkheelSyed]

Type 2 diabetes: SGLT-2 inhibitors to be offered as first line treatment in major guidance “shake-up” | The BMJ
https://t.co/md4YCvUsgD

[akheel sͩyͬed @AkheelSyed]

“With only one other drug, resmetirom, specifically approved for the treatment of MASH, the new approval of semaglutide, a drug from a well known and widely used class of medications for type 2 diabetes and obesity, is most welcome.”
https://t.co/dhtYoMX0KZ

[akheel sͩyͬed @AkheelSyed]

"...clinicians treating patients with type 2 diabetes in both secondary care and primary care have had extensive experience with these drugs: their indications, cautions, and contraindications.”
https://t.co/BAH4zBLGFj

[akheel sͩyͬed @AkheelSyed]

With increasing awareness of the harms of overweight and benefits of sustainable weight loss, bariatric surgery remains a key treatment option for many people with chronic obesity.
@sharanniyan et al.

[JCM MDPI @JCM_MDPI]

#mdpijcm
#Feature_Paper
#WeightLoss Following #Bariatric Surgery in People with or without #Metabolic Syndrome: A 5-Year Observational Comparative Study
✍by Sharanniyan Ragavan et al. @AkheelSyed
🔗https://t.co/x4IDMtdEuz
@MediPharma_MDPI

[akheel sͩyͬed @AkheelSyed]

Fascinating work that potentially explains yo-yo changes in weight: existence of an obesogenic memory, by way of stable epigenetic changes, in adipocytes.
https://t.co/XZlUfETqy3

[akheel sͩyͬed @AkheelSyed]

Here's wishing a successful and productive conference. Fantastic programme!
@Angelos_K_5, @safwaan_adam, @PerrosPetros

[Angelos Kyriacou @Angelos_K_5]

This w-end its the conference of the Cypriot Endocrine Society. We have multiple excellent speakers from Cyprus, Greece, Lebanon & the UK! I am very much looking forward to it, including my own lecture on environmental chemicals & human health! :)
https://t.co/Qpjxrqzggd

[CMAJ @CMAJ]

Cushing disease, defined as hypercortisolism due to excessive ACTH secretion from a pituitary tumour, is the most common cause of endogenous Cushing syndrome.
➡️ https://t.co/ZPniqp34aH
(earn CPD credits)

[akheel sͩyͬed @AkheelSyed]

Not all instances of hypercortisolism associated with a unilateral adrenal adenoma are due to adrenal Cushing syndrome
@xy_khor, Majeed & Syed from @SalfordCO_NHS, @NCAresearchNHS & @FBMH_UoM. @cmaj
https://t.co/ZXlIwdY1sR

[akheel sͩyͬed @AkheelSyed]

Review article by colleagues @SalfordCO_NHS
Update on the classification and diagnostic approach of pituitary neuroendocrine tumours - Diagnostic Histopathology https://t.co/s2DtSnRCO8

[akheel sͩyͬed @AkheelSyed]

Can the digital age sufficiently replicate the human connection, lateral thinking, and joys of person to person interaction that breeds good science? 🤔
https://t.co/TaobdsCMrZ

[Itai Yanai @ItaiYanai]

Doing good science is 90% finding a science buddy to constantly talk to about the project.

[akheel sͩyͬed @AkheelSyed]

Link to editorial here
https://t.co/X8ne1OEjdZ

[akheel sͩyͬed @AkheelSyed]

New empirical evidence supports our 2017 editorial recommending safer alternatives to traditional oral glucose tests for screening of gestational #diabetes in pregnancy after #bariatricsurgery.
https://t.co/MLhYMJc24K

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

JAMA Medical News: Study suggests the body roundness index (BRI) may be a more accurate predictor of all-cause mortality than BMI, potentially offering a more precise assessment of visceral adipose tissue & cardiometabolic risk. https://t.co/j4sQ4icnT7

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@SibaSenapati @Chris___Slater @SalfordCO_NHS @HealthInnovMcr @SalfordUni End of a fantastic day!

[akheel sͩyͬed @AkheelSyed]

Welcome to a day of talks, discourse and networking on #Obesity
@SalfordCO_NHS

https://t.co/YgtO4r7pep

[akheel sͩyͬed @AkheelSyed]

@SibaSenapati @Chris___Slater @SalfordCO_NHS @HealthInnovMcr @SalfordUni Jack Carney speaking on strategic and localised prevention initiatives to tackle diabetes and obesity.