March 2, 2021
Provider Teams Outperform Solo Care for New-Onset Chronic Disease
TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Provider teams outperform solo providers for management of three new-onset chronic diseases, while among solo providers, care management and outcome differ little between physicians and nonphysicians, according to a report published in the March issue of Health Affairs. Maximilian J. Pany, from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and...
Birth Weight Modifies Link Between Adult IGF-1 Levels, T2DM
TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Birth weight modifies the association between adulthood levels of circulating insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and development of type 2 diabetes (T2D), with an inverse association seen among those with a birth weight ≥2.5 kg, according to a study published online March 1 in BMJ Open Diabetes Research &...
Prediabetes, Type 2 Diabetes Tied to Poorer Brain Health
TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Both prediabetes and known type 2 diabetes are associated with a heightened risk for vascular dementia, cognitive decline, and Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a study published online Feb. 14 in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. Victoria Garfield, Ph.D., from University College London, and colleagues used data from the...