Diabetes & Endocrinology

Diabetic Eye Disease and Low Vision Can diabetic retinopathy be delayed?
The British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease, January 17, 2012
New-onset Diabetes After Renal Transplantation Should glucose or A1c be used to screen for diabetes in kidney transplant patients?
Diabetes Care, January 16, 2012
A Bridge to Insulin Pump Therapy This insulin regimen requires fewer injections but still provides good glycemic control.
Endocrine Practice, January 13, 2012
Statin Medications and Increased Risk for Diabetes Mellitus What are the clinical implications of findings from a recent study that links statins with higher risk for new-onset diabetes in postmenopausal women? Dr. JoAnn Manson discusses how to advise patients.
Medscape Ob/Gyn, January 12, 2012

Healthcare Gone Missing: The State of the Union Address Henry R. Black, MD, and Roxana Mehran, MD, talked with Medscape after the 2012 State of the Union address about why healthcare was missing and what that portends.
Medscape Cardiology, January 2012
If Patients Bash You on Internet Rating Sites, Consider This Being trashed on the Internet is a distressing experience for physicians. How to decide whether it's worth fighting back?
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 2012
Failure to Discuss Healthcare Reform Was Purposeful Lapse An "Obamacare" opponent asserts that the president avoided discussing healthcare reform because the topic is contentious, and says why we should repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 2012
An ACO Visionary Talks Implementation, Healthcare Reform Dr. Elliott Fisher of the Dartmouth Institute discusses the ins and out of ACOs and more.
Medscape Internal Medicine, January 2012
4 Problems With Bundled Payments Doctors are concerned that bundled payments will provide lower payments to physicians for their roles in patient care. But lower payments are just one of the problems bundled payments bring.
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 2012

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New Predictors May Determine Metabolic Risk in Kids on Atypicals Large waist circumference and a specific genetic variation may be accurate predictors of an increased risk for metabolic syndrome in children prescribed second-generation antipsychotics.
Medscape Medical News, January 27, 2012
How Much Iodine Is Too Much? Iodine deficiency is a major health problem worldwide, but a new study points out some downsides of too much iodine.
Reuters Health Information, January 18, 2012

10 Medical Errors That Changed the Standard of Care Tragic and preventable errors dot the recent history of medicine; some were so glaring that they led to important changes in patient care.
January 12, 2012
Living With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome A rare study examines the psychosocial effects of PCOS on younger women.
Medscape Nurses, January 12, 2012