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Irregular sleep tied to markers of atherosclerosis
‘Poor sleep is linked with several cardiovascular conditions.’
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Therapy app cut A1c, drug intensification in T2D
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Real-time CGM plus insulin pump best for type 1 diabetes
Real-time continuous glucose monitoring and insulin pump use yielded more time in target glucose range vs. intermittently scanned CGM and...
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How spirituality guides these three doctors
Almost 70% of physicians participating in a recently conducted survey shared that they have a spiritual or religious practice.
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Zero tolerance for patient bias: Too harsh? Clinicians respond
Should a patient’s request for a health care practitioner of a different race or sex always be accommodated? A recent blog called for a zero...
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Physician group staffing down, expenses up, new reports show
New reports show that higher wages elsewhere induce ancillary staff to leave, groups hire more RNs to fill the gap, and advanced practice...
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Doctors and their families tend to ignore medical guidelines
Doctors’ medical knowledge may influence them and their families to often ignore medical advice, study finds.
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Docs with one paid malpractice claim are four times more likely to have another
A new study’s findings suggest that a single malpractice claim may not be a random stroke of bad luck.
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Intermittent fasting plus exercise a good option for fatty liver
“When we compared the results of our study groups, we saw clearly that the most improved patients were in the group that followed the alternate-...
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Metformin linked to reductions in COVID-19 viral load
Key questions the findings raise include whether the results correlate with clinical outcomes or transmission, and whether the findings are...
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How to get started with prescribing and advising on CGM
Continuous glucose monitoring is gaining ground with both patients and providers because of an array of driving forces.