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Newer drugs not cost effective for first-line diabetes therapy
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- Marlene Busko
Costs of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists ‘need to be lowered substantially’ to improve health outcomes and prevent health disparities...
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Balanced fat intake links with less type 2 diabetes
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- Marlene Busko
Chinese adults whose diet balanced their animal- and vegetable-fat intake had a significantly lower incidence of type 2 diabetes, compared with...
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Could exercise improve bone health in youth with type 1 diabetes?
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- Marlene Busko
“This study suggests that bone-loading physical activity can substantially improve skeletal health in children with” type 1 diabetes.
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High iron levels predict greater fracture risk, more so in men
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- Marlene Busko
“Once patients have an iron overload of more than 1,000 mcg/L, we need to be doing regular checks for their BMD and figuring how to best minimize...
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TAVR now used in almost 50% of younger severe aortic stenosis patients
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- Marlene Busko
These findings have implications for lifetime management of younger patients who undergo TAVR.
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New ESC guidelines for cutting CV risk in noncardiac surgery
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- Marlene Busko
The guidelines, which aim to reduce cardiovascular complications from noncardiac surgery, introduce new concepts and recommendations, compared...
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Fish oil pills do not reduce fractures in healthy seniors: VITAL
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- Marlene Busko
The largest worldwide study to examine how fish oil supplements might reduce the risk of fractures did not find any benefit.
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Hip fractures likely to double by 2050 as population ages
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- Marlene Busko
Greater efforts “are needed to prevent hip fractures and improve the treatment gap and post-fracture care, especially in men and the oldest old...
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Crystal bone algorithm predicts early fractures, uses ICD codes
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- Marlene Busko
This algorithm looks promising and would alert clinicians to often-missed patients with high fracture risk who need to be investigated for...
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COVID-19 vaccine safe in patients with heart failure
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- Marlene Busko
There should be no concern about cardiovascular side effects from mRNA vaccines in patients with HF; moreover, vaccines provide a survival benefit...
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Cannabis for pain linked to slight risk for arrhythmia
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- Marlene Busko
Results of a case-control study showed a small increase in various arrhythmias in chronic pain patients given a medical cannabis prescription,...
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Long COVID case study: persistent hormone deficiencies
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- Marlene Busko
This is the first published case of secondary adrenal insufficiency after recovery from COVID-19.
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Regular fasting linked to less severe COVID: Study
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- Marlene Busko
“Intermittent fasting has already shown to lower inflammation and improve cardiovascular health.”
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‘Staggering’ CVD rise projected in U.S., especially in minorities
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- Marlene Busko
The estimated increases for 2025-2060 reflect a changing demographic landscape and are a call to action, say observers.
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Ongoing debate whether COVID links to new diabetes in kids
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- Marlene Busko
The current study may have been underpowered and too small to show a significant association between COVID-19 and new diabetes.