Diabetes
Age at T2DM Diagnosis Inversely Linked to Risk for Adverse Outcomes
TUESDAY, Dec. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Younger age at diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk for mortality and vascular disease, according to a review published online Dec. 14 in Diabetologia. Natalie Nanayakkara, M.B.B.S., from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues examined the risk for mortality, macrovascular complications, and...
Depression Linked to Suicidal Ideation Among Physicians
MONDAY, Dec. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Depression, but not physician burnout, is associated with suicidal ideation among physicians, while burnout is associated with increased self-reported medical errors, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Network Open. Nikitha K. Menon, from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues examined...
Acute Kidney Injury Common in Children With Diabetic Ketoacidosis
MONDAY, Dec. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For children with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), acute kidney injury (AKI) is common and is associated with cognitive issues, including lower scores on tests of short-term memory, according to a study published online Dec. 4 in JAMA Network Open. Sage R. Myers, M.D., from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,...
Risk of Severe COVID-19 Up Among Those With Diabetes
MONDAY, Dec. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes independently increase the adverse impacts of COVID-19, according to a study published online Dec. 2 in Diabetes Care. Justin M. Gregory, M.D., from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, and colleagues used data from a regional health care...
Peripheral Neuropathy Linked to Mortality in U.S. Population
FRIDAY, Dec. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is associated with mortality, even among individuals without diabetes, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Caitlin W. Hicks, M.D., from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues examined the associations between PN and...
Lack of Sleep Tied to Physician Burnout, Medical Errors
THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Sleep-related impairment among physicians is associated with increased burnout, decreased professional fulfillment, and increased self-reported clinically significant medical error, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in JAMA Network Open. Mickey T. Trockel, M.D., Ph.D., from the Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California, and...
Kidney Disease Leading Risk Factor for COVID-19 Hospitalization
THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Kidney disorders are the strongest preexisting factor associated with COVID-19-related hospitalization, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in PLOS ONE. Matthew T. Oetjens, Ph.D., from the Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pennsylvania, and colleagues used electronic health record data to assess pre-COVID-19 pandemic clinical phenotypes (12,971...
Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 Up in Cancer Survivors
THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Cancer survivors are at higher risk for comorbidities that are considered risk factors for severe COVID-19 outcomes, according to a study published online Nov. 30 in EClinicalMedicine. Helena Carreira, Ph.D., from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and colleagues compared survivors (for at least one year)...
Obesity Duration Tied to Higher Cardiometabolic Disease Risk
THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Longer obesity duration is associated with worse cardiometabolic disease risk factors, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in PLOS Medicine. Tom Norris, Ph.D., from Loughborough University in the United Kingdom, and colleagues used harmonized body mass index and cardiometabolic disease risk factor data from 20,746 participants...
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