Diabetes
AHA: Sotagliflozin Beneficial for T2DM With Heart Failure
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Sotagliflozin is beneficial for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in patients with recent worsening heart failure as well as in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to two studies published online Nov. 16 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the American Heart Association...
Contraceptive Use Low Among Women With Kidney Disease
TUESDAY, Nov. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Contraceptive use is low among women of reproductive age undergoing dialysis for end-stage kidney disease, according to a study published online Oct. 26 in Kidney Medicine. Silvi Shah, M.D., from the University of Cincinnati, and colleagues used data from the U.S. Renal Data System (2005 through 2014) to...
Mediterranean Diet Cuts Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Women
TUESDAY, Nov. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MED) is associated with a 30 percent risk reduction in type 2 diabetes in women, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in JAMA Network Open. Shafqat Ahmad, Ph.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues assessed the relative...
RSNA: Neurologic Complications of COVID-19 Examined
TUESDAY, Nov. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — More than one-fifth of patients with COVID-19 presenting with neurologic findings who underwent neuroimaging had critical findings, according to a study scheduled for presentation at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, held virtually from Nov. 29 to Dec. 5. Colbey W. Freeman, M.D., from...
Predictors of Late Effects in Young AML Survivors Explored
MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Many adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) experience late effects, with the most common being endocrine, cardiovascular, and respiratory, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the International Journal of Epidemiology. Renata Abrahão, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of California Davis...
CDC: About One in Five U.S. Adults Reports Tobacco Product Use
FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — About one in five U.S. adults reported currently using any tobacco product in 2019, with most reporting use of combustible products, according to research published in the Nov. 20 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Monica E. Cornelius, Ph.D.,...
Greater Social Support Tied to Lower Diabetes-Related Distress
FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A higher level of perceived social support is associated with lower diabetes-related distress among patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. Clipper F. Young, Pharm.D., M.P.H., from the Touro University California College of...
Wrong-Patient Order Entry Errors Reduced With Patient Photos
THURSDAY, Nov. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Displaying patient photographs in electronic health records (EHRs) reduces wrong-patient order entry (WPOE), according to a study published online Nov. 11 in JAMA Network Open. Hojjat Salmasian, M.D., Ph.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues evaluated whether the noninterruptive display of patient photographs in the...
Group-Based Lifestyle Intervention Cuts Progression to T2DM
THURSDAY, Nov. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A low-cost, group-delivered lifestyle intervention is associated with a significantly lower risk for progression to type 2 diabetes among high-risk individuals, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Michael Sampson, M.D., from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust in the United...
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