Diabetes & Endocrinology News

• High Serum Levels of 'Forever Chemicals' Tied to Earlier Menopause A new study 'suggests that select [per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances] PFAS serum concentrations are associated with earlier natural menopause, a risk factor for adverse health outcomes in later life.'
  Medscape Medical News, June 04, 2020
• Should Healthcare Workers Wear Masks at Home? Wearing a mask at home, even when everyone feels fine, might reduce the spread of COVID-19, a study suggests. But some physicians wonder whether the costs outweigh the benefits.
  Medscape Medical News, June 04, 2020
• HCQ Fails to Prevent COVID-19 in Randomized Trial Additionally, side effects were more common among participants in the HCQ group than the placebo group. One expert says the results raise the question of whether some ongoing trials should stop.
  Medscape Medical News, June 03, 2020
• Remdesivir May Benefit Moderately Ill COVID-19 Patients The results may not immediately affect the use of the drug, however, given current FDA guidance, limited supplies, and the challenges of administering an intravenous drug.
  Medscape Medical News, June 03, 2020
• Out-of-Pocket Costs for Diabetes High, Not Always Due to Insulin Americans with diabetes who have private health insurance pay less out of pocket for insulin than for other diabetes-related supplies. Still, out-of-pocket costs average $2500 a year.
  Medscape Medical News, June 03, 2020
• EAN 2020Cannabis Gaining Acceptance as Treatment for Neuropathic Pain? At the recent European Academy of Neurology meeting, experts debated for and against cannabis use, but generally they agree that some patients do benefit.
  Medscape Medical News, June 02, 2020
• ARVO 2020Diabetic Retinopathy Appears Linked to Depression People with diabetic retinopathy are more likely to experience depression than those in the general population.
  Medscape Medical News, June 02, 2020
• Third Lawsuit Filed in Deaths at West Virginia VA Hospital Lawsuits filed on patient deaths over wrongful insulin injections at a W.Va. veterans hospital. Federal prosecutors are probing up to 11 patient deaths at the hospital; two deaths ruled homicides.
  Associated Press, June 02, 2020
• Daily Dairy Doesn't Improve Bone Strength in Midlife Women Daily dairy intake does not bolster bone mineral density at the femoral neck or lumbar spine, nor does it reduce osteoporotic fracture risk in women going through menopause.
  Medscape Medical News, June 02, 2020
• Risk Factors for COVID-19 Mortality Include Obesity Obesity should be added to the risk factors for higher mortality among patients hospitalized for COVID-19, according to a prospective study in the UK.
  Reuters Health Information, May 29, 2020
• 'Electrogenetic' Insulin Release Restores Normoglycemia in Diabetes Mouse Model Human cells genetically engineered to respond to electrical stimulation could produce and release insulin on demand when triggered with a remote control device, according to a new report in Science.
  Reuters Health Information, June 01, 2020
• COVID-19 Update: HCQ Study Questioned, Protests and Outbreaks These are the coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
  Medscape Medical News, June 01, 2020
• Alert FDA OKs Ticagrelor (Brilinta) for DAPT in High-risk Stable CAD The new indication is based on the THEMIS trial, which entered patients with CAD and type 2 diabetes without previous MI or stroke and showed clinical benefit, but also bleeding concerns.
  FDA Approvals, June 01, 2020
• SCAI 2020ISCHEMIA: Worse Outcome With Intermediate Left Main Disease on CCTA In the ISCHEMIA trial, for patients with intermediate left main disease, invasive angiography showed coronary artery disease of greater extent, indicating greater atherosclerotic burden.
  Medscape Medical News, June 01, 2020
• 10% With Diabetes Hospitalized for COVID-19 Die Within a Week French researchers have identified risk factors for early intubation and death among diabetes patients hospitalized with COVID-19. They plan to keep analyzing the data; 'some new messages might well pop up.'
  Medscape Medical News, June 01, 2020
• COVID-19: Where Doctors Can Get Help for Emotional Distress Many physicians say the traumatic experiences of being on the front line leave them mentally exhausted, guilt-ridden, and depressed. Here's where to find resources to help your mental health at this time.
  Medscape Medical News, June 01, 2020
• Alert EU Green Light for Canagliflozin to Slow Diabetic Kidney Disease The CHMP has recommended approval for the SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin (Invokana) be extended to include diabetic kidney disease.
  International Approvals, June 01, 2020
• Moderate Weight Loss Before Bariatric Surgery Tied to Lower Postop Mortality People who lose even a modest amount of weight prior to bariatric surgery may have a lower risk of dying within 30 days after surgery, a recent study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, May 28, 2020
• Lockdown Bonus: Tighter Glucose Control in Type 1 Diabetes In two European studies, time-in-range measured using continuous glucose monitoring improved among adults with type 1 diabetes confined at home during COVID-19 quarantine.
  Medscape Medical News, May 29, 2020
• EAN 2020Metformin Linked to Better Motor Function in Parkinson's Patients with Parkinson's disease and diabetes treated with metformin experience better motor and nonmotor function than those not receiving the antihyperglycemic agent, pilot data suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, May 29, 2020