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Oral PTH shows promise for osteoporosis in early phase 2 study
The most likely patients for oral PTH, he added, “are those that have osteoporosis, previous fracture, or very low BMD, particularly those...
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Omega-3s tame inflammation in elderly COVID-19 patients
Those who received an intravenous infusion had significant decreases from baseline to end of treatment in the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.
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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.
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Abaloparatide significantly reduced fractures, increased BMD in women at high fracture risk
Abaloparatide showed noninferiority against teriparatide and significant improvement against placebo for women at high or very high fracture risk...
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Lie down for orthostatic hypotension assessment
Lying supine rather than sitting prior to standing provides the “most informative” assessment of orthostatic hypotension in older adults, new...
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New nonhormonal therapies for hot flashes on the horizon
Despite the high effectiveness of hormone therapy for treating vasomotor symptoms, some people need other options, and several promising...
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‘Push the bar higher’: New statement on type 1 diabetes in adults
“The focus on adults is kind of new and it is important. ... I do think it’s a bit of a forgotten population,” says coauthor Dr. M. Sue Kirkman....
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Cut risedronate drug holiday to under 2 years in older patients
Risedronate confers less hip fracture protection than alendronate during drug holidays beyond 2 years, so a 2- to 3-year drug holiday for...
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Exercise appears to improve bone structure, not density
In postmenopausal women, exercise appears to improve strength at the hip through changes in structure, not bone mineral density (BMD), whereas a...
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Hypoglycemia awareness program helps tricky-to-treat T1D
New psychoeducation program tackles problematic type 1 diabetes hypoglycemia awareness, reducing severe hypoglycemia with added mental health...
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Primary goal in T2D should be weight loss, diabetologists say
Four diabetes and obesity experts make the case for targeting weight loss of at least 15% as a frontline treatment goal for many patients with...