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Empagliflozin added to automated insulin delivery or predictive low-glucose suspend systems significantly benefited daytime glucose levels for people with type 1 diabetes, with no extra hypoglycemia risk, according to new data.

Allan Tsung, MD, has been appointed chair of the department of surgery at University of Virginia School of Medicine.

As new therapeutic options for mantle cell lymphoma emerge, physicians are learning where they best fit into the treatment armamentarium.

Rapid implementation of a cystic fibrosis care model including telemedicine was successful for monitoring lung function and identifying exacerbations during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data published in Chest.

When a patient presents with a proximal femoral deformity, it is important to understand the deformity, identify where it is located and determine why the patient has the deformity, according to a presenter here.

Low-cost antihypertensive drugs appeared associated with reductions in colorectal cancer-specific mortality among patients with stage I to stage III disease, according to results of a retrospective analysis published in Cancer Medicine.

The Endocrine Self-Assessment Program In-Training Examination is a strong predictor of pass/fail outcomes on the American Board of Internal Medicine-Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Certification Examination, data show.

Further analysis of bloodstream infections in patients on hemodialysis uncovered significant discordance between the submitted and primary culture data, according to an audit.

Results of a survey administered to nephrology and palliative care clinicians revealed both groups view a lack of coordination as the primary obstacle to integrating effective end-of-life care into chronic kidney disease care.

Preoperative osteoporosis treatment lowered the risks of osteoporosis-related complications and revision surgery in patients undergoing spinal fusion of three levels or more at 1 year, according to published results.