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Inhaled insulin lowers HbA1c at 30 weeks in adults with type 1 diabetes
Technosphere insulin, a rapid-acting human insulin administrated through an inhaler, was associated with reductions in HbA1c at 30 weeks for adults with type 1 diabetes, according to findings from the INHALE-3 extension trial.
Risk-based approach could reduce racial disparities in endometrial cancer care
Clinicians should adopt a risk-based, rather than biopsy-first, approach to encourage biopsy acceptance and improve early diagnosis of endometrial cancer among Black women, according to researchers.
Societies take stand against off-brand GLP-1s over safety concerns
A rise in the use of non-FDA-approved diabetes and obesity medications has spurred health care professionals and medical organizations to speak out about safety concerns.
Green orthopedics: Spend our precious health care dollars wisely
Orthopedic surgery is a marvelous field because we can make meaningful improvements in the comfort and function of patients disabled by arthritis, instability, tendon tears, developmental disorders and fractures.
Green orthopedics: Spend our precious health care dollars wisely
Orthopedic surgery is a marvelous field because we can make meaningful improvements in the comfort and function of patients disabled by arthritis, instability, tendon tears, developmental disorders and fractures.
Diabetes mortality rates declined in US from 2000 to 2019
Diabetes mortality declined in the U.S. by 32.1% from 2000 to 2019, with decreases in mortality observed among all racial and ethnic groups and in most U.S. counties, researchers reported in Diabetes Care.
More than half of adults worldwide projected to have overweight or obesity by 2050
Obesity prevalence increased among both adults and children across all regions of the world from 1990 to 2021, and more than half of adults are expected to have obesity by 2050, according to two reports published in The Lancet.
Pandemic did not impact sudden cardiac arrest frequency in young athletes
Despite early reports, there was no increase in rates of sudden cardiac arrest/death among athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic years vs. prior years, researchers reported.
Removal of race from MESA score does not affect heart disease risk prediction
CHICAGO — When race was removed from the MESA risk prediction score, its ability to predict risk for heart disease did not change significantly, researchers reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.
VIDEO: Asking ‘clinically meaningful’ questions about RA, cancer
WASHINGTON — In this video, Namrata Singh, MD, MSCI, discusses a presentation from ACR Convergence 2024 that examined patients with rheumatoid arthritis who develop lung cancer.