Author: Rebecca Shover

There are racial differences in lumbar volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) in adolescents and young adults with moderate to severe obesity, with blacks having higher vBMD than whites, according to a study published in Bone...

Weight-loss surgery significantly reduces the risk of heart problems in obese teens with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. Teens who have the surgery can see their...

Sexual- and gender-minority (SGM) youth are more likely to have obesity and binge eating disorder versus non-SGM peers, according to a research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers used data from 11,852 participants...

Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) risk may be reduced among type 2 diabetes patients undergoing intensive glycemic therapy, according to a study to be published in the January issue of Diabetes Care. Investigators...

On average, glycemic control improved during lockdown among people living with type 1 diabetes, according to a study published in Diabetes Care. Researchers conducted an observational assessment from a self-reported...

Black gynecologic oncology patients with COVID-19 are more likely to require hospitalization and have a disproportionate rate of death, according to a study published in Cancer. Investigators abstracted data from gynecologic...

Oral contraceptives have a lasting protective effect against ovarian and endometrial cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Research. Researchers conducted an observational study involving 256,661 women from the UK...

Onset and duration of action and ease of use were classified higher as important parameters to increase patients’ compliance, according to physicians’ perspectives reported in a study published in Pulmonology. To investigate the...

Patient preference data for maintenance inhaler attributes can be used to identify a preference order of inhalers in different treatment classes, according to a study published in Respiratory Medicine. With the hypothesis that...

A smartphone app developed to pilot test a culturally tailored, bilingual (Spanish/English) lifestyle program to reduce risk factors for type 2 diabetes in Hispanic women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in the prior 5...

Findings from an exploratory study published in Metabolites support that heart rated modifications occur during nocturnal hypoglycemia in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) whose blood glucose was detected by flash...

In a new American College of Gastroenterology clinical guideline, published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, recommendations are presented for diagnostic testing and therapeutic options for patients with irritable...

Risk scores from multiethnic populations improve risk prediction for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published in Gastroenterology. Researchers examined the effects of common and rare IBD variants on...

Stress related to not achieving goals is associated with a greater risk for rapid kidney function decline (RKFD) in African Americans, according to a study published in the Journal of Investigative Medicine. Investigators...

Adults living with kidney failure are receptive to using mobile devices to help with their care, according to a study published the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Mobile health can provide many benefits...

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with an increased prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and albuminuria in the general population in China, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Society...