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Misconceptions regarding dairy intake around thyroxine administration in pregnant and postpartum women

Ye, S., Davis, S. R., Ng, E., Warren, A. M., Szwarcbard, N., & Sztal-Mazer, S

(2023), AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 52(6), 367-9

DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-09-22-6561

The association between sex hormones and the change in brain-predicted age difference in older women

Wrigglesworth, J., Harding, I. H., Islam, R. M., Ward, P. G. D., Woods, R. L., Bell, R. J., McNeil, J. J., Storey, E., Egan, G., Murray, A. M., Trevaks, R. E., Ward, S. A., Davis, S. R., & Ryan, J

(2023), Clinical endocrinology, 98(5), 692-9

DOI: 10.1111/cen.14898

Current and emerging medications for the management of obesity in adults

Walmsley, Rosalind; Sumithran, Kalpana Priyadarsini

(2023), MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 219(4), 188

DOI: 10.5694/mja2.52031

Endogenous testosterone concentrations and muscle mass, strength and performance in women, a systematic review of observational studies

Taylor, S., Islam, R. M., Bell, R. J., Hemachandra, C. & Davis, S. R.,

(2023), Clinical endocrinology, 98(4), 587-602

DOI: 10.1111/cen.14874

Sex hormones, SHBG and cognitive performance among older Australian women: an observational study

Sultana, F., Davis, S. R., Murray, A. M., Woods, R. L., McNeil, J. J., & Islam, R. M

(2023), CLIMACTERIC, 26(2), 121-8

DOI: 10.1080/13697137.2023.2166824

Effect of dehydroepiandrosterone therapy on cognitive performance among postmenopausal women: a systematic review of randomized clinical trial data

Sultana, F., Davis, S. R., & Islam, R. M

(2023), MENOPAUSE-THE JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY, 30(11), 1167-73

DOI: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002251

Association between testosterone and cognitive performance in postmenopausal women: a systematic review of observational studies

Sultana, F., Davis, S. R., Bell, R. J., Taylor, S., & Islam, R. M

(2023), CLIMACTERIC, 26(1), 5-14

DOI: 10.1080/13697137.2022.2139600

Effects of semaglutide on body weight in clozapine-treated people with schizophrenia and obesity: study protocol for a placebo-controlled, randomised multicentre trial (COaST)

Siskind D, Baker A, Russell A, Warren N, Robinson G, Parker S, Medland S, Kisely S, Hager T, Arnautovska U

(2023), BJPsych Open, 9(4), e136

DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2023.532

Mixed insulin can improve control of prednisolone-induced hyperglycaemia

Scholes, G., Ng, E., Bach, L. A., & Sztal-Mazer, S

(2023), Internal medicine journal, 53(12), 2264-9

DOI: 10.1111/imj.16050

New anti-obesity medications: Considerations and future directions in people with concurrent eating disorders

Sharp, Gemma Victoria; Girolamo, Teresa; Hay, Phillipa J.; Mitchison, Deborah; Cooper, Kelly; Sumithran, Kalpana Priyadarsini; Jebeile, Hiba

(2023), Australian Journal of General Practice, 52(9), 651-653

DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-02-23-6731

An Assessment of Clinical Continuous Glucose Monitoring Targets for Older and High-Risk People Living with Type 1 Diabetes

O'Neal, D. N., Cohen, O., Vogrin, S., Vigersky, R. A., Jenkins, A. J., & Australian JDRF Closed-Loop Research Group

(2023), Diabetes technology & therapeutics, 25(2), 108-15

DOI: 10.1089/dia.2022.0350

A low serum alkaline phosphatase may signal hypophosphatasia in osteoporosis clinic patients

Ng E, Ashkar C, Seeman E, Schneider HG, Nguyen H, Ebeling PR, Sztal-Mazer S

(2023), OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, 34(2), 327-37

DOI: 10.1007/s00198-022-06597-3

Anti-Müllerian hormone for the diagnosis and prediction of menopause: a systematic review

Nelson, S. M., Davis, S. R., Kalantaridou, S., Lumsden, M. A., Panay, N., & Anderson, R. A

(2023), Human reproduction update, 29(3), 327-46

DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmac045

Does weight loss in women with obesity induce regression of endometrial hyperplasia? A systematic review

Mooney, Samantha S.; Sumithran, Kalpana Priyadarsini

(2023), European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 288, 49-55

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2023.06.028

Challenging Clinical Perspectives in Type 2 Diabetes with Tirzepatide, a First-in-Class Twincretin

MacIsaac, R. J., Deed, G., D'Emden, M., Ekinci, E. I., Hocking, S., Sumithran, P., & Rasalam, R

(2023), DIABETES THERAPY, 14(12), 1997-2014

DOI: 10.1007/s13300-023-01475-5

Secular trends in the utility of SGLT-2 inhibitors in heart failure patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus across Metro South Health hospitals in South-East Queensland

Lu, Z. Q., McCourt, E., Goodhew, K., Gupta, D., Chuan, F., Mok, L., Peters, R., Ha, T., Fowler, D., Dobbyn, D. M., Hetherington, J., Challa, P., Kannan, S., Korczyk, D., Russell, A., & Mugwagwa, A. N

(2023), Internal medicine journal, 53(11), 2085-92

DOI: 10.1111/imj.15993

There is no magic bullet for obesity

Lingvay, Ildiko; Sumithran, Kalpana Priyadarsini; Le Roux, Carel W.; Cohen, Ricardo Vitor

(2023), LANCET DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY, 11(8), 541

DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(23)00191-2

Individualised prescription of medications for treatment of obesity in adults

Hocking, Samantha; Sumithran, Kalpana Priyadarsini

(2023), REVIEWS IN ENDOCRINE & METABOLIC DISORDERS, 24(5), 951-960

DOI: 10.1007/s11154-023-09808-2

The association between testosterone and depression in postmenopausal women: a systematic review of observational studies

Hemachandra C, Islam RM, Bell RJ, Sultana F, Davis SR

(2023), Maturitas, 168, 62-70

DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2022.11.001

Endogenous dehydroepiandrosterone and depression in postmenopausal women: a systematic review of observational studies

Hemachandra C, Davis SR, Bell RJ, Sultana F, Islam RM

(2023), MENOPAUSE-THE JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY, 30(3), 332-40

DOI: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002142