Article
- Author:
- Jon Neher, MD
Publish date: January 28, 2020
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes. In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), group visits led by health professionals or teams improved glyc...
Article
- Author:
- Jon Neher, MD
Publish date: September 4, 2018
EVIDENCE-BASED SUMMARY: No. Moderate-intensity statin therapy (with pravastatin or simvastatin) doesn’t prevent progressi...
Article
- Author:
- Jon Neher, MD
Publish date: December 1, 2016
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes. Ever having breastfed during the first year of life is associated with a 15% lower risk of overweight or obesity over t...
Article
- Author:
- Jon Neher, MD
Publish date: February 1, 2015
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes, but perhaps not the red-yeast rice extracts available in the United States. In patients with known coronary artery dise...
Article
- Author:
- Jon Neher, MD
Publish date: January 1, 2014
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: It depends on whether the stroke is schemic or hemorrhagic. For early detection of ischemic stroke, magnetic resonance imagi...
Article
- Author:
- Jon Neher, MD
Publish date: August 26, 2013
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: YES, but not in the short term. In studies of patient populations controlled for differences in dietary content alone, indep...
Article
- Author:
- Jon Neher, MD
Publish date: July 28, 2013
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes. Metformin therapy reduces the risk of developing diabetes for adults with one or more risk factors for at least 5 years...
Article
- Author:
- Jon Neher, MD
Publish date: July 1, 2008
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes—to a point. Antepartum perineal massage reduces both the incidence of perineal trauma requiring suturing and the l...
Article
- Author:
- Jon Neher, MD
Publish date: November 1, 2006
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Sulfonylureas, metformin, thiazolidinediones, and non-sulfonylurea secretagogues differ little in their ability to decrease ...
