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Symptomatic diabetic autonomic neuropathy common in adults with type 1 diabetes
About one in five adults with type 1 diabetes reports having symptomatic diabetic autonomic neuropathy, according to study findings published in the Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications.
Social risk factors ‘heavily influence’ racial disparities in cancer surgical care
Black Medicare beneficiaries who underwent elective cancer surgery had higher rates of mortality than their white counterparts, irrespective of neighborhood deprivation or dual eligibility status, according to study results.
Poll: Recovery, costs among concerns older adults have about scheduling elective surgery
Despite high postoperative satisfaction rates, most older adults reported concerns about potential pain and discomfort in deciding whether to have elective surgery, according to the University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging.
‘Urgent need’ to increase statin use in low- and middle-income countries
Statins remain widely underused across most low- and middle-income countries, with about one in 10 eligible people using statins for primary prevention and about one in five eligible people using them for secondary prevention.
Higher BMI associated with favorable clinical outcomes in patients with cystic fibrosis
In a systematic review and meta-analysis, researchers found higher BMI was associated with favorable clinical outcomes in patients with cystic fibrosis, urging reconsideration of the currently recommended target BMI.
Mid-treatment imaging guides radiation de-escalation in oropharynx cancer
Mid-treatment imaging helped guide de-escalation of radiation for certain patients with oropharynx cancer, according to phase 2 study results presented at Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium.
Many teens, young adults unaware of risks tied to unprotected oral sex
In a recent survey, more than 20% of teenagers and young adults said that a lack of education was the reason why many youths do not use protection when engaging in oral sex.
High mortality, health care use for patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure
Hospitalized patients with compensated hypercapnic respiratory failure have high rates of mortality and health care utilization, with higher elevated carbon dioxide partial pressure associated with worse survival, researchers reported.
Medication discontinuation more likely after gastric bypass than sleeve gastrectomy
Adults who underwent gastric bypass were more likely to discontinue and less likely to restart medications for hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes than those who underwent sleeve gastrectomy, according to study findings.
Many hospitals lack key treatment for acute promyelocytic leukemia
Less than one-third of hospitals had access to the life-saving agent all-trans retinoic acid for patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia, according to study results published in Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.