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Five Bold Predictions for Long COVID in 2024
If even one of these comes true, long COVID sufferers could enjoy some much-needed relief.
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AI Boosts Diabetic Eye Screening and Follow-Up in Youth
In the intervention arm, 64% of patients with DED followed up with an eye care provider within 6 months compared with a mere 22% participants in...
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Vibrating Belt Receives Approval to Help Women With Osteopenia Keep Bone Strength
The device was the first approved nonpharmacologic treatment for postmenopausal women with low bone density. It has not been tested for ability to...
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Dana-Farber Moves to Retract, Correct Dozens of Cancer Papers Amid Allegations
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute retracts six papers and corrects more than 30 after data changes found.
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Weight Loss Not Enough to Sustain Type 2 Diabetes Remission
Within a median follow-up of 3.1 years, 67.2% of people who had achieved diabetes remission returned to hyperglycemia; those who had lost more...
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Corticosteroid Injections Don’t Move Blood Sugar for Most
Intra-articular corticosteroid injections pose a minimal risk of accelerating diabetes; the injections may temporarily raise glucose levels.
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SGLT2 Inhibitors Protective Against Retinopathy in T2D
The drugs are associated with lower risk of retinopathy than other second-line glucose-lowering medications.
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High Salt Intake Linked to Increased Risk for Kidney Disease
Even occasional salters had a 7% higher risk than those who never or rarely added salt.
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No Compelling Evidence of Pancreatic Cancer Risk With GLP-1s
There is no evidence that GLP-1 RA use increases pancreatic cancer risk compared with basal insulin up to 7 years.
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Researchers Uncover Nanoplastics in Water Bottles
Nanoplastics, which can impact multiple organs, have been found in plastic water bottles.
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Hypocalcemia Risk Warning Added to Osteoporosis Drug
Based on a completed data review, the agency concluded that denosumab increases the risk for severe hypocalcemia in patients with chronic kidney...