Original Article: “Associations between Class I, II, or III Obesity and Health Outcomes” by Z. Yao (@yao_zhiqi) et al.: eviden.cc/4iIRjGg Beverly G. Tchang, MD Michael J. Blaha #Endocrinology #ClinicalTrials

Innovative work led by @yao_zhiqi Michael J. Blaha Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center Johns Hopkins Cardiology #🥍🫀🐦⛳️🎾⚽️🏃‍♀️🏏

🚨 NEW STUDY: Obesity’s true burden goes far beyond blood sugar and blood pressure. --- Our Research group led by Jackie Yao Michael J. Blaha Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center --- 📊 Over 320,000 participants from the NIH All of Us Research Program show that obesity—especially Class III—cripples

The link between #obesity and cardiometabolic diseases is undisputed. 🚨But less attention has been given to the "squishier" conditions that really ⬇️⬇️QoL: fatigue, pain, poor sleep Which is why we @yao_zhiqi Michael Albert, MD Michael J. Blaha Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center took the first

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Hot off the press: A new article from our team Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health about health financing interventions (eg pay-for-performance) and #hypertension control: 1⃣narrative review 2⃣conceptual framework 3⃣hypothetical simulation Resolve to Save Lives Johns Hopkins Epidemiology journals.lww.com/jhypertension/…

New—Prevalence of #clinical #obesity versus #BMI-defined obesity among US adults: a cohort study thelancet.com/journals/landi… #FREE to read

Online—Prevalence of #clinical #obesity versus #BMI-defined obesity among US adults: a cohort study thelancet.com/journals/landi… #FREE to read

🔍 New Data: BMI May Miss Millions with Clinical Obesity via Jackie Yao and colleagues - - - A landmark study of 249,000 U.S. adults tested a new way to define obesity—and the results are eye-opening. 🧬 Using clinical definition of obesity (not just BMI ≥30), researchers

In the midst of so much hypes around us, probably a very correct & balanced description for #CAC & #PowerOfZero 👇 ⁦Michael J. Blaha⁩ ⁦Ron Blankstein⁩ ⁦Roger Blumenthal⁩ This Test Can See a Heart Attack in Your Future - The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/07/26/hea…

📢 Just out in Mayo Clinic Proceedings! Michael J. Blaha Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center 📊 In our analysis of 138,000+ adults from AllofUsResearch, we found a graded increase in primary care visit with rising obesity severity. 🔹 Compared to normal weight, adults with class III obesity had: •

Had a great time, with generous folks at Ciccarone Center doing such amazing work! Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center Michael J. Blaha Yara Jelwan @yao_zhiqi

Congratulations to our very own Roger Blumenthal on a well deserved award! 🫀 We are proud to have the father of modern preventive cardiology as our director.

Mental Health Disorders & the Development of Cardiovascular Disease:... sciencedirect.com/science/articl… - led by The Osler Medical Residency ⭐️ Drs. Cameron Blazoski, M.D. Zhiqi Yao, Yara Jelwan Seme Burka, MD🫀 Tavi Bafna Michael J. Blaha Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center #🥍🫀🏃‍♀️⛳️🎾⚾️🏏

🔥 Hot off the press in AJPC Traditional obesity research = separate conditions. 💡 Our call: shift to new methods that capture: ⚖️ Total burden of disease 🧩 Multimorbidity clusters ⏳ Stepwise event cascades Obesity isn’t one risk—it’s a 📈 chain reaction of risks.