Diabetes

FRIDAY, June 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A diet to induce weight loss reduces blood pressure (BP) among individuals with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online May 31 in Dia...

Jun 07, 2021

THURSDAY, June 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Testosterone therapy can improve non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in obese men with functional hypogonadism and type 2 diabetes, accordin...

Jun 04, 2021

THURSDAY, June 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Development of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) can be predicted by the presence of islet cell (ICAs) and glutamic acid decarboxylase (GADAs) autoan...

Jun 04, 2021

THURSDAY, June 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For insulin-treated patients with diabetes, real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is associated with improvements in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)...

Jun 04, 2021

THURSDAY, June 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Reacting to recent controversy, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced Thursday a series of steps it will take to promote diversity, equi...

Jun 04, 2021

TUESDAY, June 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Few adults with diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) receive coverage of guideline-based comprehensive diabetes treatment, acc...

Jun 02, 2021

TUESDAY, June 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Tai chi is beneficial for management of central obesity among adults aged 50 years and older, according to a study published online May 31 in the An...

Jun 02, 2021

TUESDAY, June 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Because of controversial statements about racism made by a staff member, the editor-in-chief of JAMA and JAMA Network will step down on June 30, th...

Jun 02, 2021

FRIDAY, May 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The number of smokers is continuing to increase worldwide, and most smokers start smoking before age 25 years, according to two studies published onl...

May 30, 2021

THURSDAY, May 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For a majority of hemodialysis patients, a single dose of the BNT162b2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine fails t...

May 28, 2021

WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Disruptions in insurance coverage have adverse consequences for care access, receipt, and affordability, according to a study published online May...

May 27, 2021

WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Chiquita Brooks-LaSure was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as the new head of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.Brooks-LaS...

May 27, 2021

WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Most severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seropositive patients receiving dialysis maintain receptor-binding domain (RBD) ...

May 26, 2021

WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with adrenal incidentalomas, autonomous cortisol secretion is associated with mortality at a plasma cortisol level after a 1-mg dexam...

May 26, 2021

WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Health care workers (HCWs) are more likely to test positive with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, and the r...

May 26, 2021

TUESDAY, May 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Gamification interventions designed to enhance support or competition each significantly increase physical activity among adults with uncontrolled t...

May 26, 2021

TUESDAY, May 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Commercial wearable devices containing sensors can predict clinical laboratory measurements, including a more precise depiction of resting heart rat...

May 26, 2021

TUESDAY, May 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends behavioral counseling interventions to promote healthy weight gain in pregnancy. This re...

May 26, 2021

MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- To optimize the prevention, diagnosis, and management of type 2 diabetes, revisions of ethnicity-specific body mass index (BMI) cutoffs for obesity a...

May 25, 2021

MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 symptom exacerbation is the leading cause of early acute-care hospital reencounters (ACHEs) after COVID-19 hospitalization, according to a s...

May 25, 2021