Miriam E. Tucker

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Statement: Prioritize Patient Experience in Diabetes Care

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: February 21, 2024

To be effective, evolving tools to support patient-centered care cannot be burdensome for people with diabetes or the healthcare provider.

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Can a Plant-Based Diet Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk?

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: February 20, 2024

Sticking to a plant-based diet may help T2D risk, study suggests.

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Weight Management Therapies Work, But Utilization Low

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: February 16, 2024

Future work should explore the potential for semaglutide 2.4 mg and other medications with substantial weight loss effectiveness to reduce weight a...

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Disparities Seen in Weight Loss Drug Prescriptions, Fills

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: February 7, 2024

Men, some minorities, and patients with lower income were less likely to be prescribed weight loss drugs, study finds.

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Are You Giving Your Patients With T2D the Meds They Want?

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: February 5, 2024

Priorities in care can vary widely and may not align between patients, physicians, and guidelines, study says.

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Hypocalcemia Risk Warning Added to Osteoporosis Drug

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: January 22, 2024

Based on a completed data review, the agency concluded that denosumab increases the risk for severe hypocalcemia in patients with chronic kidney di...

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A1c Helps Stratify Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Teens

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: January 18, 2024

The risk of type 2 diabetes increased with baseline A1c levels above 6.0% as well as in those with more severe obesity, women, and Asian or Pacific...

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Comments Disputed on Negative Low-Dose Naltrexone Fibromyalgia Trial

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: January 2, 2024

Neuroinflammation expert Jarred Younger, PhD, disputes commentary calling for clinicians to stop prescribing the off-label compounded medication to...

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ME/CFS and Long COVID: Research Aims to Identify Treatable, Druggable Pathways

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: January 2, 2024

A 2-day research conference sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health highlighted research that points to mechanisms that suggest potential...

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For Weight Loss With a Low-Carb Diet, Quality Matters

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: December 28, 2023

“The study findings argue against the sole focus of macronutrient quantity for weight management and suggest the crucial role of nutrient quality i...

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FDA Issues Warning About Counterfeit Ozempic

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: December 26, 2023

Clinicians and patients are advised not use product packages labeled with lot number NAR0074 and serial number 430834149057.

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Thyroidectomy Beneficial but Risky for Hashimoto Disease

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: December 20, 2023

The beneficial effect lasts up to 5 years but with a substantially higher risk for complications than initially anticipated.

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Study Suggests Inappropriate Use of Thyroid Ultrasounds

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: December 19, 2023

“It seems to be that we’re detecting smaller and smaller nodules. …Why are people being referred for all these ultrasounds? We looked for the upstr...

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ADA issues new screening, obesity management recommendations

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: December 12, 2023

Two new recommendations have been added to include screening of adults with diabetes for asymptomatic heart failure by measuring natriuretic peptid...

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Bariatric surgery still best option for some with obesity

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: November 28, 2023

“Sometimes we might need to go straight to surgery instead of going through medications first, because it may be the most effective and evidence-ba...