Endocrinology
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AHA advice for diabetes patients to stay heart healthy
Fewer than one in five Americans meet targets for blood sugar, blood pressure, and lipids.
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COVID-19 linked to increased diabetes risk in youth
Two large databases indicate significantly increased diabetes risk among those with COVID-19 but not other acute respiratory illnesses.
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ADA standards of care 2022: Screen more, personalize, use technology
The ADA’s new standards of care call for screening younger people and pregnant women earlier, along with furthering the trends toward...
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SGLT2 inhibitor use tied to fewer atrial arrhythmias
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Does vitamin D benefit only those who are deficient?
The results will “allow clinicians to better weigh the potential benefits of supplementation against its risk,” such as financial cost.
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Empagliflozin a winner in challenging arena of stabilized acute HF
Early in-hospital initiation of SGLT2 inhibitors “should be considered the new standard of care” in most patients with heart failure regardless of...
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EMPEROR-Preserved findings confirmed in ‘true’ HFpEF patients
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Nondiabetes hospitalization is wrong time to up diabetes meds
Diabetes treatment intensification after being hospitalized for reasons other than diabetes was linked with a short-term increase in risk of...
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Expensive insulins, pen devices dominate U.S. diabetes care
Analog insulins continue to represent more than 80% of prescriptions for type 2 diabetes in the U.S., despite rising costs and public scrutiny of...
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Synthetic chemical in consumer products linked to early death, study says
Daily exposure to phthalates may lead to hundreds of thousands of early deaths each year among older adults in the United States.
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Adding statins to steroids in thyroid eye disease improves outcomes
The drugs were linked to improvements in Graves’ orbitopathy, even in people without high LDL-cholesterol.