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Drastic weight loss prevents progression to type 2 diabetes, PREVIEW data suggest
SAN FRANCISCO – In patients with prediabetes, weight loss of 8% or more over 2 months reduced conversion to diabetes over 3 years.
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GLP-1 RA dulaglutide yields cardiac gains, even in non–at-risk patients
SAN FRANCISCO – REWIND data show that over roughly 5 years of treatment, patients with type 2 diabetes had a lower risk of MACE.
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Preprints come to medicine: medRxiv launches with safeguards
The new repository of preprints in medicine is intended for researcher-to-researcher communication before publication in peer-reviewed journals....
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Program meets social needs of 90% of patients
WASHINGTON – More than a quarter of patients screened identified having one or more social need.
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Immunotherapy drug teplizumab may stall onset of type 1 diabetes
The monoclonal antibody teplizumab may delay the onset of type 1 diabetes in individuals at high risk of developing the disease.
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How to reverse type 2 diabetes with a crash diet: the DiRECT approach
SAN FRANCISCO – A few months of a medically supervised liquid diet; durable remission at 2 years.
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CMS seeks answers on prior authorization, other hassles to eliminate
Agency asks health care professionals how to reduce burdens including prior authorization, coding, documentation, and more.
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Vitamin D did not reduce progression to type 2 diabetes in D2d trial
SAN FRANCISCO – Vitamin D supplementation failed to significantly reduce the risk of progression from prediabetes to...
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A large employer ‘frames’ the Medicare-for-all debate
“This bill removes an albatross from the neck of American business, puts more money in consumer products, and will boost our economy,” one CEO...
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Opioid prescriptions declined 33% over 5 years
The number of opioid prescriptions decreased 33% nationally from 2013 to 2018, according to the new report from the American Medical Association...
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Sharing notes with patients improves medication comprehension
The majority of patients surveyed at three sites reported that reading physicians' notes made them feel more comfortable with and in control of...