Diabetes
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Empagliflozin rapidly improves acute heart failure symptoms in hospitalized patients
Empagliflozin showed symptomatic benefits in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure after 2 weeks in a secondary analysis from the EMPULSE...
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Racial and ethnic disparities persist in pregnant women with gestational diabetes
From 2014 to 2020, differences in adverse outcomes by race and ethnicity persisted; in comparison with Whites, Black participants were at...
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‘Forever chemicals’ exposures may compound diabetes risk
The increased risk of diabetes observed among women exposed to a combination of ‘forever chemicals’ is similar to that associated with overweight...
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Type 2 diabetes remission possible for those with lower BMI
Having a normal BMI is no barrier to experiencing type 2 diabetes remission with a structured weight-loss program, show U.K. results.
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Could AI tool identify type 1 diabetes earlier in childhood?
In the U.K., approximately 25% of children with type 1 diabetes are diagnosed while they are in diabetic ketoacidosis, a figure that has remained...
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New HF guidelines feature ‘quad’ therapy, tweaked terminology
They include new generalist-friendly labels for the traditional but obscurely named four stages of HF that, it is hoped, will have wider reach and...
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Cannabis exposure in pregnancy linked with childhood obesity
“This finding may suggest that fetal exposure to cannabis contributes to higher fasting glucose levels via a direct effect on the pancreatic beta-...
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Below the belt: sexual dysfunction overlooked in women with diabetes
The most commonly reported issues were decreased sexual desire, lubrication problems, orgasmic dysfunction, and pain.
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Calcium scores predict sudden-death risk in preclinical CAD
The findings strengthen the case for initial CAC imaging as a gatekeeper to further testing in some primary-prevention patients, researchers say...
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Be aware of gallbladder, biliary disease with newer obesity drugs
Physicians and patients should be aware of potential for gallbladder or biliary diseases with GLP-1 agonists, especially in high doses used for...
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Hybrid ACC 2022 resurrects the live scientific session
The ACC offers a traditional in-person meeting spanning all of cardiology paired with what could be a lasting legacy of the pandemic, a robust,...