Diabetes
Insulin Out-of-Pocket Cost Caps Do Not Increase Insulin Use
Caps are associated with reduction in insulin costs, mainly driven by patients enrolled in health savings accounts Insulin out-of-pocket (OOP) cost caps are associated with a reduction in insulin OOP costs, but no increase in insulin use, according to a study published online March 26 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Laura F. Garabedian, Ph.D., M.P.H.,...
Outcomes of Plant-Based Versus Omnivorous Soul Food Diets
This randomized controlled trial demonstrated a lack of any significant differences in changes in cardiovascular disease risk factors (blood pressure and lipid levels) and weight loss among African Americans randomized to omnivorous or plant-based diets, both emphasizing soul food cuisine. Cardiovascular disease is associated with a higher mortality rate among African Americans than are other...
Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis Reduced for Patients With T2DM
TUESDAY, Feb. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have a reduced risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which may be due to statin use, according to a study published online Feb. 16 in Rheumatology. Dawit T. Zemedikun, Ph.D., from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, and colleagues conducted...
Psoriasis Linked to Higher Risk for Thyroid Disease
MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Psoriasis is associated with an increased risk for thyroid disease among U.S. adults, according to research published online March 16 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Jeffrey Liu, from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and colleagues...
Treatment Modification Common With Second-Line Antidiabetic Meds
Lowest adjusted risk of switching and highest intensification risk for patients prescribed sufonylureas Most patients with type 2 diabetes initiating antidiabetic medication (ADM) experience treatment modification within one year, according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Managed Care. David T. Liss, Ph.D., from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of...
Dr. Greg Williams: Collaboration Across Healthcare Disciplines
As a physician, what we need to do as our physicians have different discipline areas such as endocrinology, such as vascular general surgery, orthopedics, and internal medicine, we have to find a way to come together in these hospitals, I feel a lot of times we lose patients, especially the patients that may get a...
Comorbidities Explored in Palmoplantar Pustulosis
Patients with palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) have an overlapping comorbidity profile with patients with psoriasis vulgaris, according to a study published in JAMA Dermatology. Dong Hyo Kim, M.D., from the Seoul National University College of Medicine in South Korea, and colleagues conducted a nationwide population-based cross-sectional study involving Korean patients diagnosed with PPP, psoriasis vulgaris, or...
Dr. Greg Williams: Diabetes Podiatry
I can remember when I was in training, which was pretty much like, from ‘93, to pretty much 2001. And diabetes at that time, was at the point where we started just to get to know the effects of diabetes, not only on other organs of the body, but especially the feet, the two components...
Dr. Greg Williams: Health Disparities in African American Diabetes Care
My name is Greg Williams, born and raised in New Orleans. So it’s great to be the hosts of this wonderful meeting and organization thats the National Medical Association. I’m actually the co chair for the podiatry section. I’ve been in practicing for 24 years in the specialty of foot and ankle, and a unique...
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