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‘Push the bar higher’: New statement on type 1 diabetes in adults
“The focus on adults is kind of new and it is important. ... I do think it’s a bit of a forgotten population,” says coauthor Dr. M. Sue Kirkman....
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Cut risedronate drug holiday to under 2 years in older patients
Risedronate confers less hip fracture protection than alendronate during drug holidays beyond 2 years, so a 2- to 3-year drug holiday for...
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Exercise appears to improve bone structure, not density
In postmenopausal women, exercise appears to improve strength at the hip through changes in structure, not bone mineral density (BMD), whereas a...
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Hypoglycemia awareness program helps tricky-to-treat T1D
New psychoeducation program tackles problematic type 1 diabetes hypoglycemia awareness, reducing severe hypoglycemia with added mental health...
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JAK inhibitor provides impressive hair growth for patients with alopecia areata
There was a clear dose effect; hair growth increased more quickly with the 4-mg dose of baricitinib than with the 2-mg dose.
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Primary goal in T2D should be weight loss, diabetologists say
Four diabetes and obesity experts make the case for targeting weight loss of at least 15% as a frontline treatment goal for many patients with...
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Ruxolitinib cream meets primary endpoints in phase 3 vitiligo trial
These findings not only include substantial clinical efficacy but good tolerability with “no serious treatment-related adverse events.”
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COVID-19: Two more cases of mucosal skin ulcers reported in male teens
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There’s no place like home to diagnose hypertension
From a patient perspective, home blood pressure monitoring is the most acceptable method to track BP to confirm or refute a diagnosis of...
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TriMaster study shows precision medicine in diabetes is possible
The novel TriMaster trial of three type 2 diabetes drug classes shows different ones work better for different patients.
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Nonsteroidal topical found effective for psoriasis in 52-week study
“This is likely to be very useful in patients who are looking for a topical therapy for skin folds or the face, where there is a need for well-...