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Individuals With Diabetes Have Increased Risk for Falls
TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Individuals with diabetes have an increased risk for falls, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, held virtually from Sept. 21 to 25. Nicklas H. Rasmussen, from the Steno Diabetes Center at the North Jutland Aalborg University...
Loneliness a Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Loneliness is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Sept. 15 in Diabetologia. Ruth A. Hackett, Ph.D., from King’s College London, and colleagues used data from 4,112 diabetes-free participants (mean age, 65.02 years) participating in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing to...
FDA Approves MiniMed 770G System for Young Patients With T1DM
FRIDAY, Sept. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the MiniMed 770G System for patients ages 2 to 6 years with type 1 diabetes, the agency announced Monday. The hybrid closed-loop diabetes management device automatically measures glucose levels every five minutes and provides appropriate basal insulin doses. The device...
Pandemic May Have Delayed Type 1 Diabetes Diagnoses
MONDAY, Aug. 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Many children may have delayed diagnosis of type 1 diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in Diabetes Care. Ivana Rabbone, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Piemonte Orientale in Novara, Italy, and colleagues surveyed all Italian pediatric diabetes centers to collect...
Bias and Burnout: Health Care Workplace Equity With Nurse Glennae Davis
MD Newsline recently interviewed Glennae E. Davis, author of “Bias and Burnout: 10 Power Moves for Healthcare Workplace Equity”, about her experience as a registered nurse who battled challenges with health equity and discrimination in the healthcare setting. MD Newsline: Can you tell us about the inspiration behind your book? What moved you to write it? ...
Should Eczema Treatment Plans Vary For Skin Based On Levels of Melanin? Dr. Nada Elbuluk Weighs In
Should Eczema treatments vary based on skin color? It’s a question that many physicians have asked and Dr. Nada Elbuluk of The Skin of Color Society is helping us get to the bottom of things. Here’s what she had to say to MDNewsline about treating eczema in patients of color. MDNewsline: As a dermatologist, can you tell...
April is Minority Health Month: Here Are 10 Amazing Minority Physicians Making An Impact
Celebrated every year in April, National Minority Health Month is an effort to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minority populations. Because many minority neighborhoods have a shortage of physicians and less access to medical care, increasing the supply of minority physicians has been proposed as an intervention that...
Coronavirus Hits Black Americans The Hardest
Early statistics and multiple news sources indicate that the coronavirus is infecting and killing African Americans at disproportionate rates. Yesterday (April 8, 2020) The New York Times reported that “African-Americans account for more than half of those who have tested positive and 72 percent of virus-related fatalities in Chicago, even though they make up a...
Diabetes In Minority Populations: What Can Be Done?
Racial and ethnic minority groups are disparately affected by the burden of diabetes. Minorities have higher rates of the disease, worse diabetes control and higher rates of complications. Minority groups are more likely to have diabetes than non-minorities. Per the CDC, while 7.4% of white non-Hispanic adults were diagnosed with diabetes in 2017, 12.1% of...
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