Diabetes & Endocrinology News

• First Live Birth After Uterus Transplant From Deceased Donor With a severe shortage of live uterus donors, the potential ability to use uteri from deceased donors is seen as a 'breakthrough' development.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• AHA 2018Low Coronary Flow Reserve During Stress MRI Predicts MACE In patients undergoing a cardiac MRI stress test with coronary flow reserve measured at the same time, those with coronary flow reserve below the median had worse outcomes, in a new study.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• The Year in Medicine 2018: News That Made a Difference Read the news that got the most attention this year in medicine, including the severe flu season, record high STD incidence, gun violence, and more.
  Medscape News Slideshows, December 2018
• Do Guidelines Underestimate the Harms of Statins? A modeling study provides new fodder for the argument that fewer Americans should be taking statins to reduce the risk for heart disease than guidelines recommend.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Body Weight Swings Linked to Increased Mortality Risk Swings in body weight, also known as cycling, are shown to increase risk of death; however, in those who are obese the fluctuations, and weight loss, appear protective of diabetes.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• OBESITY WEEK 2018Gas-Filled Balloon Device Is Safe, Effective for Weight Loss In real-world data, the Obalon 3-balloon system appeared safe and even more effective at weight loss than it had been in the company's clinical trials.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Cardiovascular Care Better at Top-Ranked Hospitals The US News & World Report's 'Best Hospitals' for cardiology provide better care for acute MI, heart failure, and coronary artery bypass surgery than nonranked hospitals, a new analysis confirms.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Cost and Weight Loss Drive Patient Choices in Bariatric Surgery Patient preference for a bariatric procedure is largely driven by cost and how much weight they are expected to lose as a result of surgery, shows the largest survey of its kind to date.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Beyond BMD: Measures of Bone Microstructure Predict Fracture Risk Cortical, trabecular bone measures at the distal radius and tibia, as measured by high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT, can help predict fracture risk when BMD alone shows no osteoporosis.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• More Reports of Diabetes Tied to Use of Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitors Reports of diabetes associated with immune-checkpoint inhibitors have increased markedly in the past few years, researchers report.
  Reuters Health Information, November 2018
• Lipoprotein(a) Shows Linear Link With Aortic-Stenosis Progression Elevated levels of lipoprotein(a) -Lp(a) - and associated compounds are tied to a higher rate of calcific aortic-valve stenosis (CAVS), according to a secondary analysis of trial data.
  Reuters Health Information, November 2018
• NIH-Funded Trial of Male Birth Control Gel Underway The study seeks to recruit 420 couples to test the gel, called NES/T, which includes the progestin compound segesterone acetate (Nestorone) plus testosterone.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Quarter of Insulin Users Skimp Because of Cost: Study Published Newly published study a reminder that a large proportion of US patients with diabetes are cutting back on doses because of cost, a practice often associated with poor glycemic control.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Insulin Pump May Have Drawbacks for Glucose Control in Pregnancy Insulin pumps may be less effective for glycemic control in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes (T1D) than multiple daily injections (MDI), new research suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, November 2018
• Mandibular-Advancement Therapy Helps Sleep Apnea, but May Not Cut CVD Risk Two months of mandibular-advancement therapy significantly reduced the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with severe OSA, but had no effect on inflammatory and metabolic biomarkers, a new study from France shows.
  Reuters Health Information, November 2018
• CKD Death and Disability Outpacing Other Chronic Diseases Healthcare resources and reduction of risk factors, including dietary and lifestyle changes, are needed to curb the growing chronic kidney disease burden, a study has found.
  Medscape Medical News, November 2018
• FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Makers of Blood Glucose Meters Two separate documents describe studies that need to be conducted to obtain clearance for these devices to be used in healthcare and home settings.
  Medscape Medical News, November 2018
• 'What We're Eating Is Killing Us' - Global Nutrition Report
  Reuters Health Information, November 2018
• Deltoid Muscle Brightness on Ultrasound May Be Linked With Diabetes An unusually bright, or hyperechoic, deltoid muscle on ultrasound may be result of insulin resistance and thus a sign of diabetes, according to a new study.
  Reuters Health Information, November 2018
• Diabetes Charity Walks Into Storm With Sugary Drink Co Tie-in A leading UK diabetes charity faced a barrage of criticism after announcing tie-in with a soft drink firm just days after a Canadian study showed sugary drinks are more harmful than other sources of fructose.
  Medscape Medical News, November 2018