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Tooth loss and diabetes together hasten mental decline
The findings of a new study show “the importance of improving access to dental health care and integrating primary dental and medical care,”...
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California picks generic drug company Civica to produce low-cost insulin
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who blasted pharmaceutical companies for gouging Californians, is moving ahead with state-branded insulin.
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Artificial pancreas ‘superior’ in young kids with type 1 diabetes
“Successful use of the closed-loop system ... is an important finding that could affect the approach to initiating and monitoring the use of the...
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Some, not all, ultraprocessed foods linked to type 2 diabetes
The increased risk applies only to certain types of ultraprocessed foods, say researchers, who call for their consumption to be limited.
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TikTok’s fave weight loss drugs: Link to thyroid cancer?
The TikTok videos may continue, the celebrity chatter may increase, and we, as physicians, will continue to look to real-world data with...
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High caffeine levels may lower body fat, type 2 diabetes risks
Previous short-term studies have linked caffeine intake with reductions in weight and fat mass.
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Can particles in dairy and beef cause cancer and MS?
Researchers found single-stranded DNA rings that originated in viruses, which they named bovine meat and milk factors, in the intestines of...
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Gestational diabetes affects fetal lung development
Exomes associated with diabetes mellitus impeded the growth and maturation of fetal lungs.
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Can SGLT2 inhibitors limit acute kidney injury in type 2 diabetes?
Contrary to the initial concerns that SGLT2 inhibitors might increase the risk of acute kidney injury, new data indicate that this complication is...
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‘Breakthrough’ study: Diabetes drug helps prevent long COVID
Metformin led to a 42% drop in long COVID among people who had a mild to moderate COVID-19 infection.