Diabetes
Privileged White U.S. Citizens Have Better Health Outcomes
MONDAY, Dec. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Privileged White U.S. citizens have better health outcomes than average U.S. citizens for several health outcomes, but health outcomes are not always better than those in other developed countries, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., from the...
Male Sex Is Risk Factor for Increased Mortality in COVID-19
MONDAY, Dec. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Risk factors for mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 include male sex, hypertension and diabetes with chronic complications, and obesity, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Katherine E. Goodman, J.D., Ph.D., from The University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, and...
CDC: Life Expectancy for U.S. Population Increased in 2019
TUESDAY, Dec. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Life expectancy for the U.S. population increased in 2019, while the rate of drug overdose deaths increased from 2018 to 2019, according to two December data briefs published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics. Kenneth D. Kochanek, from the National...
Outcomes Similar With Aflibercept, Vitrectomy for Vitreous Hemorrhage
TUESDAY, Dec. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with vitreous hemorrhage, most outcomes do not differ significantly for initial treatment with intravitreous aflibercept or vitrectomy with panretinal photocoagulation, according to a study published in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Andrew N. Antoszyk, M.D.,...
Intensive Glycemic Control May Cut CV Autonomic Neuropathy Risk
MONDAY, Dec. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) risk may be reduced among type 2 diabetes patients undergoing intensive glycemic therapy, according to a study to be published in the January issue of Diabetes Care. Yaling Tang, from Harvard University in Boston, and colleagues examined the effect of intensively treating traditional risk...
Preconception Paternal Health Linked to Pregnancy Loss
FRIDAY, Dec. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Preconception paternal health is associated with pregnancy loss, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in Human Reproduction. Alex M. Kasman, M.D., from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study of a U.S. insurance claims database from 2009 to...
Sleeve Gastrectomy Yields Larger Long-Term Weight Loss Than RYGB
THURSDAY, Dec. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) results in greater weight loss than laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) seven years after surgery, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Surgery. Sofia Grönroos, M.D., from Turku University Hospital in Finland, and colleagues compared weight loss at seven years in...
Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia Linked to Poor Outcomes in COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients with COVID-19, hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia are associated with poor outcomes, according to a study published online Dec. 15 in Diabetes Care. David C. Klonoff, M.D., from the Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in San Mateo, California, and colleagues analyzed pooled data from the Glytec national database for 1,544...
Interest High in Affordable Care Act Sign-Ups
TUESDAY, Dec. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A rush to register for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was expected Tuesday as the open enrollment deadline for the ACA in 36 states that use HealthCare.gov looms. The Dec. 15 deadline in those three dozen states is for coverage that begins Jan. 1, while 14 other states...
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