COVID-19 and Obesity

05/12/20 • 8 min

In this podcast, CMHC Chair Robert Eckel, MD, co-president of the American Diabetes Association and Professor of Medicine at University of Colorado in Aurora, discusses the connections between obesity and COVID-19, as well as some updates on diabetes therapy in patients with diabetes and COVID-19. Recorded April 27, 2020.

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In this podcast, CMHC Chair Christie Ballantyne, MD, Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, discusses the role of troponins and statins in COVID-19, and how has the pandemic impacted his practice.

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Asian Pacific Heritage Month

Since the month of May is celebrated as Asian Pacific Heritage Month, in this podcast, we had an opportunity to talk with Dr. Leslie Cho, Professor of Medicine and Head of Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, about the prevalence and management of statin intolerance particularly in individuals of East Asian descent.