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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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Midterm election boosts Medicaid expansion, but challenges remain
Despite some big wins, it wasn't a clean sweep for Medicaid in the Nov. 6, elections.
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Trump administration rule erodes ACA contraceptive mandate
More employers can choose not to offer contraception coverage under Trump administration rules that narrow the ACA’s contraceptive mandate.
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DPP-4 drugs for diabetes may protect kidneys too
Mortality declined dramatically in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who took the medication over an average of 3 years.
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Open enrollment: Slow first week at HealthCare.gov
Plan selections for the first week were down, compared with last year.
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Dulaglutide meets primary endpoint in REWIND
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Young adults with hypertension may be at higher CVD risk
Disagreement over the ACC/AHA blood pressure guidelines threatens to distract from their potential benefits.
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Sleep: The new frontier in cardiovascular prevention
MUNICH - Sleep that’s too little, too much, or too disrupted boosts cardiovascular risk.
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CMS delays controversial E/M changes in final rule
CMS has delayed its proposed collapsing of E/M codes, while reducing documentation requirements for health providers in its 2019 fee schedule.
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The election’s impact on health care: Some bellwether races to watch
Here are three big health issues that could be dramatically affected by Tuesday’s vote.
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Estetrol safely limited menopause symptoms in a phase 2b study
E4 has “a remarkably safe profile,” which Dr. Wulf H. Utian describes as “the first natural oral estrogen with the safety profile of a transdermal...