Endocrinology
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New AHA scientific statement on menopause and CVD risk
An AHA scientific statement aims to raise awareness of healthcare providers and women about the menopause transition as a time of increasing heart...
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Blood glucose on admission predicts COVID-19 severity in all
Those with abnormally high glucose levels were more than twice as likely to die from the virus than were those with normal readings.
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Don’t miss cardiovascular risk factors in transgender patients
Transgender patients seeking gender affirming hormone therapy showed an increased risk of cardiovascular disease at baseline
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New eGFR equation ‘less biased’ by age, kidney function; some disagree
The European Kidney Function Consortium equation surpasses existing equations by "resulting in generally lower bias across the spectrum of age and...
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No link shown between thyroid dysfunction and heart failure
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First-of-its kind guideline on lipid monitoring in endocrine diseases
A new guideline from the Endocrine Society calls for heightened awareness of cholesterol management and treatment in endocrine diseases beyond...
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Consensus guidelines address inpatient diabetes technology
The comprehensive document aimed at clinicians, hospitals, and researchers covers use of both continuous glucose monitors and automated insulin...
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Vertebral fractures in COVID-19 linked to mortality
Radiologic thoracic vertebral fractures were found in one-third of COVID-19 patients who underwent lateral chest x-rays, and those patients were...
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‘Modest’ benefit for post-MI T2D glucose monitoring
Equivocal results were seen with regard to the best method to monitor blood glucose after myocardial infarction.
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COVID-19 antibody response not reduced with diabetes
Findings provide “cautious optimism” that a COVID-19 vaccine would be expected to work as well in people with diabetes as those without.
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Recall widens for diabetes drug metformin
More than 175 different drug combinations have been recalled since late May.