Diabetes
Decrease Seen in Non-COVID-19-Related Hospitalizations at Peak
TUESDAY, Oct. 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There was a decrease in the frequency of hospitalizations for non-COVID-19-related conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the caseloads of common medical emergencies, according to two research letters published online Oct. 26 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Saul Blecker, M.D., from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in...
ASN: Finerenone May Slow Progression in CKD With T2DM
MONDAY, Oct. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Finerenone results in a lower risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression in patients with CKD and type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with Kidney Week, the annual meeting of the American Society of...
COVID-19 Pandemic Challenges Osteoporosis Management
MONDAY, Oct. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic may have negatively impacted osteoporosis management, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in Osteoporosis International. Eugene V. McCloskey, M.D., from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, and colleagues quantified the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on management of osteoporosis by...
Green Tea, Coffee Intake Linked to Reduced Mortality in T2DM
THURSDAY, Oct. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients with type 2 diabetes, consumption of green tea and coffee is associated with reduced all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Oct. 20 in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. Yuji Komorita, M.D., Ph.D., from Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, and colleagues conducted a prospective...
Vertebral Fractures Marker of Poorer Prognosis in COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Vertebral fractures (VFs) are a clinical marker of fragility and poor prognosis in patients with COVID-19, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Luigi di Filippo, M.D., from the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, and colleagues examined the...
Use of Common Meds Tied to Lower Lung Cancer Mortality
FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Use of aspirin, metformin, and statins is associated with a lower risk for lung cancer mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 17 in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology. Jihun Kang, M.D., from Kosin University Gospel Hospital in South Korea, and colleagues used data from 732,199 individuals...
UEG: Pancreatic CA Down With Bariatric Sx for Obese With DM
FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients with diabetes mellitus and obesity, bariatric surgery (BS) is associated with a reduced prevalence of pancreatic cancer compared with no BS, according to a study presented at UEG Week Virtual 2020, held Oct. 11 to 13. Aslam Syed, M.D., from Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh and...
Outcomes Worse for Women With MI at 50 Years or Younger
FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Women who experience their first myocardial infarction (MI) at ≤50 years of age are less likely than men to undergo coronary revascularization or be treated with guideline-directed medical therapies, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in the European Heart Journal. Ersilia M. DeFilippis, M.D., from Harvard...
Ertugliflozin Noninferior for CV Outcomes in T2DM With ASCVD
THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Ertugliflozin is noninferior to placebo with respect to major adverse cardiovascular events among patients with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Christopher P. Cannon, M.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston,...
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