Diabetes
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‘Fast food swamps’ linked to type 1 diabetes
Greater concentrations of fast food restaurants in an area have been linked to a higher prevalence of pediatric type 1, but not type 2, diabetes...
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MDedge Daily News: Diabetes patients ignore a deadly risk
And a three-in-one pill could change hypertension treatment.
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MDedge Daily News: How European data privacy rules may cost you
And a new ranking points physicians toward practice-friendly South Dakota.
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MDedge Daily News: Why low-calorie sucralose may fuel weight gain
And diabetes in the United States racks up a hefty health bill.
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Dexcom G6 gets FDA nod
The first integrated continuous glucose monitor also set a new federal premarket review standard, FDA said.
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MDedge Daily News: Treating H. pylori slashed new gastric cancers
And the Supreme Court considers California’s abortion speech law.
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MDedge Daily News: Have ‘The Talk’ about medical marijuana
And there’s pushback against new blood sugar targets.
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Young diabetics are at sevenfold increased risk of sudden cardiac death
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Danish national study is the first of its kind and found fivefold increased all-cause mortality.
From the Journals
NIAID proposes 3-pronged plan for universal influenza vaccine
Three-pronged NIAID plan will focus on research needed to develop a universal influenza vaccine.
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Arm-placement indication for CGM approved by FDA
New indication gives patients much-desired flexibility in CGM placement.
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Acne is linked to higher chances of major depression
More than skin deep: Acne delivers a blow to mental health.