Best Exercise Time; FDA's Diabetes Guidance; Weight Discrimination Illegal in N.Y.C.

Afternoons appeared to be the best time of day to exercise for benefits in glycemic control with type 2 diabetes. (Diabetes Care)

Women who received a clinical diagnosis of menopause faced on averaged 45% higher annual healthcare costs than women who didn't, according to a new report by Elektra Health. (Becker's Hospital Review)

The FDA is accepting public comments through late August on new draft guidance to aid in development and clinical testing of investigational type 1 and 2 diabetes drugs.

Eli Lilly agreed to shell out $13.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged the company overpriced its insulin. Part of the settlement includes a 4-year $35 monthly cap on out-of-pocket insulin costs. (FiercePharma)

Rivaroxaban (Xarelto, 10 mg) was both safe and effective for once-daily venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in the 7 to 28 days after bariatric surgery. (JAMA Network Open)

Several psychiatric conditions -- including depression, anxiety, and psychosis-spectrum, eating, and personality disorders -- were significantly linked with obesity. (Translational Psychiatry)

In a systematic review of eight studies, bariatric surgery was associated with a 63% relative reduction in risk of cardiovascular disease and a 33% reduction in cancer risk. (Cureus)

Even though sticking to a "healthy" lifestyle was associated with lower risk for obesity-related disease, the protective effects were modest in adults with obesity. "The findings suggest that although a healthy lifestyle seems to be beneficial, it does not entirely offset the health risks associated with obesity," said researchers in JAMA Network Open.

Weight discrimination is now illegal in New York City. (New York Times)

Nearly a quarter of transgender people said they had to teach their clinician about transgender people, according to a cross-sectional study of over 25,000 people. (JAMA Network Open)

Individuals living in the "Diabetes Belt" in the South are plagued by medical debt. (KFF Health News)

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