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ECHO Rheum widens rheumatology best practice care
A telementoring and medical education program could help address the national shortage of rheumatologic care for underserved patients.
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Culture change needed to improve gender inequalities in medicine
LONDON – A group of prominent female physicians and thought-leaders discuss cultural changes needed to address gender inequality in science and...
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What makes women leave surgical training?
Training is a “pinch point” with multiple factors at play which stack up until a threshold is reached that results in the impetus to leave.
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Fund projects, not people to address gender bias in research funding
LONDON – Female investigators are less likely to secure research funding than men simply because they are women, according to research published...
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Oral GLP-1 receptor agonist pioneered in T2DM trial
BERLIN – Oral semaglutide was superior to placebo in reducing glycated hemoglobin at all doses tested, with weight loss benefits at the highest...
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Diuretics linked to diabetic amputations in T2DM
BERLIN – An increase in lower extremity amputations was seen among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who were treated with diuretics.
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Fewer hypos with CGM in routine pediatric T1DM care
BERLIN – In the first year after the initiation of continuous glucose monitoring, hypoglycemia episodes needing external help were significantly...
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Nasal glucagon ‘viable alternative’ to intramuscular administration
BERLIN – Severe hypoglycemia was reversed successfully in all patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus given nasal glucagon.
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MS disease activity returns in one-third after fingolimod withdrawal
BERLIN – Risk factors for higher disease activity include younger age at diagnosis, shorter disease duration, and stopping more than 2 months...
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Closed-loop basal insulin delivery improves suboptimal T1DM control
BERLIN – Across a wide age range, closed-loop insulin delivery improved glycemic control and reduced hypoglycemia risk versus sensor-augmented...
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Smart insoles reduce ‘high-risk’ diabetic foot ulcer recurrence
BERLIN – Novel plantar pressure–sensing insoles reduced the recurrence of diabetic foot ulcers by 71% in a randomized, single-blind controlled...