Perelman School Of Medicine University Of Pennsylvania

Black, Asian and female patients with type 2 diabetes are less likely to receive a prescription for an SGLT2 inhibitor compared with other groups, even when diagnosed with cardiovascular or kidney disease, a database analysis shows.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said there is not enough evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms of vitamin D deficiency screening in nonpregnant, asymptomatic adults.

American Association for Cancer Research presented its AACR Team Science Award to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation-Stand Up To Cancer Pediatric Cancer Dream Team.

Clinicians should consider the heterogeneity of psoriatic arthritis when selecting therapeutic options, according to a speaker at the ACR State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium.

American Association for Cancer Research elected 25 scientists as fellows of the AACR Academy.

Among veterans with HIV and new-onset hypertension, beta-blockers were independently associated with increased risk for incident CVD or death compared with ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers, researchers reported.

Patients who underwent orthopedic and urologic surgical procedures reported consuming fewer opioids postoperatively than the quantity prescribed, according to published results.

Patients with valvular atrial fibrillation who recently began using direct oral anticoagulants had a lower risk for systemic embolism or ischemic stroke and major bleeding compared with new warfarin users, an analysis showed.

Ann Danoff, MD, had already established herself as a professional modern dancer performing in New York City when she picked up a friend’s copy of Cells and Organelles and saw the first parallels between movement and endocrinology.

A subset of patients with hypothyroidism report dissatisfaction with treatment and persistent symptoms, such as fatigue and weight gain, despite medication, but there are steps endocrinologists can take to help, according to a speaker.