Diabetes
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...
Guidelines Developed for Diabetes Management in CKD
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In a synopsis of the 2020 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) clinical practice guideline, published online Nov. 10 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, recommendations and practice points are presented for clinicians caring for patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Sankar D. Navaneethan, M.D., from...
Lack of Insurance Tied to Non-Rx Hormone Use in Transgender Adults
TUESDAY, Nov. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Lack of insurance coverage for gender-affirming hormones is associated with a lower likelihood of hormone use and higher odds of use of nonprescription hormones among transgender adults, according to a study published in the November issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. Daphna Stroumsa, M.D., from the University...
Patients Happier With Doctors of Same Race
MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Racial/ethnic concordance between patients and their physicians is associated with higher patient satisfaction scores, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in JAMA Network Open. Junko Takeshita, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues evaluated patient- and physician-related determinants of the patient experience...
Lung Cancer Tied to Most Potential Years of Life Lost
MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The largest numbers of potential years of life lost (PYLLs) were due to deaths from cancers of the lung/bronchus, colon/rectum, and breast in 2017, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Minkyo Song, M.D., Ph.D., from the National Institutes of Health...
CDC: 26.4 Percent of U.S. Adults With Diabetes Meet ABCS Goals
FRIDAY, Nov. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — About one in four U.S. adults (26.4 percent) with diabetes meet the combined goals for preventing or delaying complications of diabetes, according to research published in the Nov. 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Noting that diabetes complications...
Benefit of E-Cigarettes for Quitting Smoking Unclear
THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — It is unclear whether the addition of nicotine electronic cigarettes to counseling leads to higher rates of smoking cessation than counseling alone among adults motivated to quit, according to the results of a study published in the Nov. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association....
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