Posts by Janaki D. Vakharia, MD
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Psychological and Behavioral Factors Identified That Predict Success of Lifestyle Interventions for Weight Loss
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers identified improvements in autonomous motivation, dietary self-regulation, and low-fat diet as the most important predictors of weight loss during a two-year lifestyle intervention, but only improvements in low-fat diet and depression were important after a year of follow-up.
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COVID-19 & Diabetes Risks and Complications: A Q&A with Janaki Vakharia, MD
Janaki Vakharia, MD, clinical fellow in the Endocrinology Division at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses the connection between COVID-19 and people with diabetes.
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FLARE: The Interplay Between Diabetes and SARS-CoV-2
The CDC has advised that patients with diabetes are at higher risk for severe COVID-19 illness. Does having diabetes make COVID-19 presentations more severe? Does having COVID-19 make diabetes presentations more severe?
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Link Between Diabetes and COVID-19 Is Credible, but Clinical Implications Are Unclear
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers believer no causal link has been established, but patients with diabetes appear to be at increased risk of developing severe COVID-19.
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The Interplay Between Diabetes and SARS-CoV-2
Does having diabetes make COVID-19 presentations more severe? Relatedly, does having COVID-19 make diabetes presentations more severe?
Biography
Janaki Vakharia is a combined adult and pediatric endocrinologist at Mass General and Mass General for Children. She obtained her medical degree at the Jacob’s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in Buffalo, NY and completed her Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency program at Brown University’s Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, RI and her combined endocrinology fellowship at Mass General. Her clinical and research interests are focused on improving health care delivery for young adults with chronic endocrine conditions as they transition to the adult health care setting and understanding the gaps in endocrine providers’ knowledge and resources for caring for complex young adult patients. Dr. Vakharia has experience with designing a novel care model for young adults with diabetes that focuses on patients’ diabetes care, mental health, and overall well-being as they transition to the adult care setting, and she is the Director of the Diabetes Collaborative Care Clinic for Young Adults at the Mass General Diabetes Center.
Endocrinology Division
The Endocrinology Division at Massachusetts General Hospital offers a comprehensive integrated program of clinical services for both primary and tertiary care of adults with endocrine disorders.