Diabetes
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Could Fabkin hormonal complex spell the end of diabetes?
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Bariatric surgery can lead to diabetes remission, cut cancer risk
Patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes who underwent bariatric surgery have a lower cancer risk. “Obesity may cause more cancer cases than...
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Outrage over dapagliflozin withdrawal for type 1 diabetes in EU
The voluntary withdrawal of the type 1 diabetes indication for dapagliflozin in the EU by AstraZeneca has been branded as ‘appalling’ and ‘...
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Medicare insulin negotiations seen saving $17 billion
Democrats seek to bolster the chances of a law passing that addresses drug prices.
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Diabetes tied to Parkinson’s risk, more rapid disease progression
Diabetes is associated with a higher risk for incident Parkinson’s disease and with worse motor symptoms, more rapid disease progression, new...
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Inadequate routine diabetes screening common in HIV
People with HIV are known to be at an increased risk of diabetes and the long-term complications of the disease.
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IDF Atlas: 1 in 10 adults worldwide now has diabetes
New edition includes data on prevalence, mortality, and diabetes expenditures, with new sections on adult-onset type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes...
Commentary
25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration is key to analyzing vitamin D’s effects
There are significant benefits of vitamin D supplementation to achieve a 25(OH)D concentration of 30 to 60 ng/mL for important health outcomes.
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Waxy fingers and skin tethering
The patient sought care for a burn he hadn’t felt when he’d held a hot cup of coffee. His history, and the appearance of his hands, suggested a...
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Cancer-related thyroidectomy linked to increased diabetes risk
Compared with nonthyroid cancer patients, those receiving thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer show up to a 40% greater risk for diabetes.
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Care via video teleconferencing can be as effective as in-person for some conditions
Video teleconferencing works best for monitoring patients with chronic conditions, according to the author of a new paper.