Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Articles

• Uterine Cancer Incidence and Mortality -- US, 1999-2016 While many other cancer types have decreased in incidence in recent years, the latest data show that uterine cancer cases are on the rise, especially among certain populations.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 2018
• Pediatric Obesity in Primary Practice What can primary care providers do to help prevent childhood obesity and its complications?
  Pediatric Nursing, December 2018
• Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol: Is 160 the New 190? A new study indicates that even moderately elevated LDL-C, especially when present over the long-term, is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
  Circulation, December 2018
• Caring for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Persons This paper reviews the unique clinical considerations surrounding care of the transgender patient, providing key recommendations for practice.
  American Family Physician, December 2018
• Novel Oral Anticoagulants in Patients With CKD and AF Novel oral anticoagulants are often used in patients with chronic kidney disease and atrial fibrillation, but what do we know about the benefits and risks of these agents in this population?
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, December 2018
• Risk of Trauma With Glucose-Lowering Drugs in Older Persons Do older patients on glucose-lowering drugs have an increased risk of hospitalization for trauma? How does the risk vary with different categories of GLDs?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, December 2018
• TH Status During Levothyroxine Therapy in Hypothyroidism Does levothyroxine therapy effectively restore thyroid hormone signaling in patients with overt hypothyroidism?
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, December 2018
• CAC: 'Bad News' for Men, but Even 'Worse News' for Women? A new study investigated coronary calcium score as a risk stratification tool and its relationship to cardiovascular mortality according to gender.
  European Heart Journal, December 2018
• The Use of Vitamins and Minerals in Skeletal Health A new position statement offers guidance regarding the use of dietary supplements to maintain bone health.
  Endocrine Practice, December 2018
• Health Disparities Among American Indians/Alaska Natives: AZ This report examines health disparities among American Indians/Alaska Natives in Arizona, which has the third largest population of AI/AN in the U.S.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 2018
• Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy and the Risk of Tumors Are transgender individuals receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy at a greater risk for developing hormone-dependent tumors?
  Clinical Endocrinology, December 2018
• Exercise and Bariatric Surgery What benefits might the implementation of a structured exercise program offer bariatric surgery patients?
  Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, December 2018
• Neuropathic-Like Knee Pain and Associated Risk Factors Which risk factors may be associated with neuropathic-like knee pain?
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, December 2018
• Effect of Media Use on Adolescent Body Weight How might prolonged use of screen devices impact BMI and obesity in adolescents?
  Preventing Chronic Disease, December 2018
• Time to Replace Conventional Angiography With Coronary CT? Is coronary computed tomography angiography ready to replace traditional angiography for final therapeutic decision-making? This editorial explores some of the potential limitations of CTA.
  European Heart Journal, December 2018
• Sex Hormones and Their Influence on Chronic Kidney Disease To what extent are sex hormone levels involved in the development and progression of chronic kidney disease?
  Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, December 2018
• Fine-Needle Aspiration in All Thyroid Incidentalomas Should fine-needle aspiration be performed in all thyroid incidentalomas detected by this imaging modality?
  Clinical Endocrinology, December 2018
• A Biomarker Risk Score Predicts Future Gestational Diabetes This study describes a preconception biomarker risk score that may help identify women at high risk for developing gestational diabetes.
  Journal of the Endocrine Society, December 2018
• Higher Incidence of Ischemic Stroke in Patients Taking NOACs Does the reduced risk of nontraumatic bleeding in patients taking NOACs as opposed to warfarin come at the cost of a higher risk of ischemic stroke?
  Stroke, December 2018
• Overuse of Cardiac Testing This case study highlights inappropriate use of diagnostic tests to screen for cardiac disease in asymptomatic patients, which may lead to unnecessary costly and potentially harmful procedures.
  American Family Physician, December 2018