Diabetes & Endocrinology News

• Baricitinib for Alopecia Areata: Starting Patients on Treatment Physicians should be ready for questions on who should get the drug, how fast it works, and what patients should consider regarding the label's boxed warning.
  Medscape Medical News, July 01, 2022
• Hormone Therapy May Reduce Death, Cancer Risk in Older Women Hormone therapy appeared to reduce risks for mortality and several different cancers in postmenopausal women.
  First Look, July 01, 2022
• How Racist Is Your Algorithm? Researchers and health systems are reconsidering the use of race in tools that support clinical decision-making and are trying to raise awareness of racial bias.
  Medscape Medical News, July 01, 2022
• New AHA Checklist: Only 1 in 5 Adults Have Optimal Heart Health The US population is well below optimal levels of cardiovascular health, according to the first study of the AHA's new Life's Essential 8 CV health checklist, now updated to include sleep.
  Medscape Medical News, July 01, 2022
• Can a Genetic Test Help Detect Early Kidney Disease? A newly developed of a polygenic risk score for kidney disease may lead to earlier detection and could also help trigger adoption of a protective lifestyle.
  Medscape Medical News, July 01, 2022
• AMA 'Deeply Disappointed' With Supreme Court EPA Ruling The regulation and reduction of carbon emissions is critical to combat climate crisis and its major health implications, the AMA said.
  Medscape Medical News, July 01, 2022
• Adding Vitamin D to Food: Could This Prevent Cancer Deaths? A new analysis suggests that fortifying common foods with vitamin D could avert more than 100,000 cancer deaths across the European Union each year, but questions remain.
  Medscape Medical News, July 01, 2022
• New Biomarker Data Add to Concerns Over REDUCE-IT Trial The findings reignite concerns that the benefit shown with icosapent ethyl might have been related to harms caused by the placebo mineral oil.
  Medscape Medical News, July 01, 2022
• Playing Doctors: Inside the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic The Musicians' Clinic has been keeping the city's essential arts scene on stage for more than two decades.
  Medscape Medical News, July 01, 2022
• Study Confirms Increased CVT With AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Rates of cerebral venous thrombosis and thrombocytopenia were higher in patients who received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in three Nordic countries.
  Medscape Medical News, July 01, 2022
• Insurer Delays Prior Authorization, Patient Loses Limb Then Dies A suit claims a prolonged preauthorization led to a patient's amputations. Did the insurer commit medical malpractice?
  Medscape Medical News, July 01, 2022
• ILC 2022 Pemvidutide Promising for Fatty Liver Disease Weight loss and multiple improvements in lipid parameters linked to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease were seen in a phase 1 trial.
  Medscape Medical News, June 30, 2022
• ILC 2022 In Two Analyses, MAESTRO-NAFLD-1 Trial Shows Safety of Resmetirom In main results from the phase 3 trial, as well as those from an open-label extension, the investigational drug also proved its ability to positively influence several noninvasive efficacy outcomes.
  Medscape Medical News, June 30, 2022
• Industry-Sponsored Cost-Effectiveness Studies Often Biased Studies with independent funding could provide payers with more ability to negotiate lower prices, particularly among countries that rely on these analyses for policymaking.
  Medscape Medical News, June 30, 2022
• Genetic 'Taste Score' Could Help Us Eat Well, Reduce Disease Risk Tufts University researchers say new findings could advance personalized nutrition, improving diet and reducing the risk for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
  WebMD Health News, June 30, 2022
• Sanofi Caps Out-of-Pocket Insulin Cost at $35 for Uninsured US Patients French drugmaker Sanofi said on Wednesday uninsured diabetes patients in the United States will pay no more than $35 for 30-day supply of insulin, in the wake of heightened public scrutiny over soaring prices of the life-saving drug.
  Reuters Health Information, June 29, 2022
• Diabetes Risk Calculator Spurs Prediabetes Action People with prediabetes and assessed by their clinician with a Diabetes Risk Calculator were more likely to receive interventions, and less likely to develop diabetes during 1- and 3-year follow-up.
  First Look, June 30, 2022
• Diabetic Neuropathy Associated With Chewing Difficulty Patients with diabetic neuropathy may have difficulty chewing, which may interfere with their ability to follow nutrition advice for optimal blood glucose control, a small study in Japan suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, June 30, 2022
• Switch to Prasugrel Safe After PCI in East Asian ACS Patients Dual antiplatelet therapy with prasugrel seemed as safe and effective as primary treatment and as a substitute for other P2Y12 inhibitors in a real-world Korean registry.
  First Look, June 30, 2022
• Lawmakers Argue for Changes in Prior Authorization Processes Reports from a federal watchdog agency find patterns of denials of prior authorization requests of covered services by insurer-run Medicare Advantage plans.
  Medscape Medical News, June 30, 2022