22 Percent Worldwide at Increased Risk for Severe COVID-19
FRIDAY, June 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — About 22 percent of the global population has at...
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Geriatrics
2019 Screening Guidelines Would Label More as T2DM Cases
FRIDAY, June 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Adopting the 2019 Endocrine Society guidelines for...
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American Diabetes Association, June 12-16
The American Diabetes Association 80th Scientific Sessions The annual meeting of the American...
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring Aids Glycemic Control in Young
WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) improves...
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Midlife Blood Pressure During Exercise Predicts Later Heart Disease
TUESDAY, June 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Higher blood pressure (BP) during exercise and...
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Conference Highlights: ADA 2020
New research was presented at ADA 2020, the virtual 80th Scientific Sessions of American Diabetes...
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Dysanapsis Measured on CT Associated With COPD in Seniors
FRIDAY, June 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Among older adults, dysanapsis, a mismatch of...
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PPE Supplies Sent by FEMA to Nursing Homes Often Defective
FRIDAY, June 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A Trump administration plan to boost nursing...
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Volunteering Linked to Reduced Risk for Mortality in Seniors
THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For adults older than 50 years, volunteering is...
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Risk Factors for Suicide ID’d in Health Care Professionals
THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for...
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Joint Framework Issued to Spur Diabetes Education, Support
THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In a joint position statement from seven leading...
Read MoreDoes Dual Medicare-Medicaid Eligibility Increase Readmissions?
Study suggests it does when using standard claims-based risk adjustment While dual Medicare and Medicaid status is associated with hospital readmission when using standard claims-based risk adjustment, that association weakens...
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CAC Score, Physical Activity May Help Predict Mortality in Seniors
MONDAY, June 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Combining coronary artery calcium (CAC) score with...
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COVID-19 Mortality Higher for Those Not Taking Meds for Their HTN
FRIDAY, June 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 patients with hypertension have increased...
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Antiepileptic Drugs May Up Death Risk in Patients With Alzheimer Disease
FRIDAY, June 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are associated with a...
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Postoperative Lung Complications Common in Patients With SARS-CoV-2
FRIDAY, June 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — About half of patients with perioperative severe...
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Palliative Care Linked to Fewer Readmissions for Heart Failure
WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients admitted with heart failure,...
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Only One in Four U.S. Hospitals With ICUs Have Tele-ICU Services
WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In 2018, half of U.S. hospitals had the capacity...
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Early Informed Lung Cancer Patients Have Greater Survival Rates
WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer patients who are given the...
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Age, Sex, History of Diabetes Predict Intubation in COVID-19
FRIDAY, May 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Older age, male sex, and history of diabetes are...
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