Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, July 31
SGLT-2 inhibitors found not to increase UTI risk in type 2 diabetes … Sleeping pill use tied to increased antihypertensive drug use … Trial to study thrombectomy’s potential to treat larger ischemic strokes
Diabetes
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, July 30
Smart brain stimulators: Next-gen Parkinson’s disease therapy … Model predicts risk of low blood sugar in diabetes patients … Neuroimaging added to POINTER Alzheimer’s study
Women with diabetes face a greater heart failure risk than men
Women with a diagnosis of diabetes are at a much higher risk for heart failure than are men, a new study has shown.
Routine blood tests predict diabetes 5 years out; use could lead to better outcomes
Routine plasma glucose level tests may predict which patients will develop diabetes up to five years beforehand, a study has found.
Diabetes tends to compromise vision over time, investigators find
Diabetes-related vision problems are more likely to occur with age, and a decade after a diabetes diagnosis, the CDC has found.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, July 19
Experts call for action: prevent dementia by preventing stroke … FDA approves drug trio for complicated UTI … Diabetes increases heart failure risk more in women than men … Early use of Methotrexate benefits rheumatoid arthritis sufferers
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, July 18
No fracture risk found for new diabetes drug … Both blood pressure components predict stroke, heart attack … First U.S. state sepsis regulation tied to lower death rates
Nearly half of kidney patients lack proper care: symptoms remain uncontrolled
Large numbers of Americans with chronic kidney disease have uncontrolled hypertension and diabetes. A national response is needed, researchers say, and a White House initiative may be a start.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, July 12
Heart disease markers tied to fall risk … Vagus nerve discovery could lead to new diabetes tests … Most new drugs add little benefit, German researchers call for change
Clinical Briefs for Monday, July 8
A protein preserves vision in some diabetic patients … Smoking triples deaths from heart disease … Low cholesterol may boost hemorrhagic stroke risk … No more smiley face chart? Startup markets objective pain tests
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