Endocrinology News

States that approved caps to limit out-of-pocket costs for insulin did not have increased uptake in insulin use among people with diabetes and commercial insurance, according to findings published in Health Affairs.

A majority of people with diabetes rely on their primary care provider for diabetes management and believe using drugs such as GLP-1 receptor agonists are enough to manage their disease, according to survey results.

Individuals with type 2 diabetes who experience trauma may be at a lower risk for microvascular complications after resolving PTSD symptoms, according to a results from a retrospective study of U.S. veterans published in JAMA Network Open.

Trust in health care diminished dramatically during the pandemic, and it will take multipronged interventions to restore that confidence, according to an expert.

A 90-day supply of most of the top generic drugs in the U.S. can be purchased from a discount program for $15 or less, but none of the programs consistently offer the lowest prices for generic drugs, according to two presenters.

A novel prognostic model identified risk factors including smoking, obesity, HbA1c and albuminuria as significant predictors of incident heart failure risk among Native American adults, researchers reported.

Women with subclinical hypothyroidism during the first half of pregnancy are more likely to develop overt hypothyroidism 5 years after delivery than women with hypothyroxinemia, according to a study published in Thyroid.

Adults with prediabetes and overweight or obesity have a 94% lower risk for developing type 2 diabetes with the once-weekly GIP/GLP-1 dual agonist tirzepatide vs. placebo, according to top-line results from the SURMOUNT-1 3-year study.

Twelve circulating proteins associated with obesity and heart failure may inform treatment for adults with both conditions, according to a study published in Obesity.

In his keynote address at this year’s Ending Clinician Burnout Global Summit, Thom Mayer, MD, FACEP, likened the health care practitioners in the audience to the professional football players he routinely treats.