AI Algorithms May Fail to Detect Diabetic Retinopathy
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Artificial intelligence (AI)-based screening algorithms for diabetic retinopathy (DR) show significant performance differences, according to a stu...
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Hahn Resigns as Head of FDA, Dr. Janet Woodcock New Interim Chief
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Stephen Hahn, M.D., resigned as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday.Hahn became head of the agency just weeks befor...
More Diabetes Remission in T2DM Seen With Low-Carb Diets for Six Months
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with type 2 diabetes adhering to low-carbohydrate diets (LCDs) for six months may experience greater rates of diabetes remission, accordi...
Exercise Key to Lowering Risk for Gestational Diabetes
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise during the first trimester of pregnancy reduces the risks for abnormal glucose screening and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), accordi...
DKA Common in Blacks With T1DM and Confirmed COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Non-Hispanic Blacks with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and confirmed COVID-19 are more likely than non-Hispanic Whites to present with diabetic ketoacido...
Albuminuria Down in Adults With Newly Diagnosed T2DM
TUESDAY, Jan. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- From 1988 to 2018, there were reductions seen in the prevalence of albuminuria and improvements in glycemic, blood pressure, and lipid control amon...
Virtual Diabetes Clinic Aids in Reducing Diabetes-Related Distress
“The majority of people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the United States are not reaching standard cardiometabolic goals,” explains William H. Polonsky, PhD. “We know that people with T...
Many Dialysis Patients Report Proficiency in Mobile Health
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Most dialysis patients have access to internet-capable devices and report intermediate or advanced mobile health proficiency, according to a study pu...
Laws Promoting Flu Shot for Hospital Workers Can Cut Deaths
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- State laws promoting hospital worker vaccination against influenza may be effective for reducing monthly pneumonia and influenza mortality rates, esp...
Vaccine Rollout Slows as Many Health Care Workers Balk at Shots
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is meeting resistance as many health care workers are refusing shots, the Associated Press reported Friday.It is occurri...
Affordable Care Act Reduced Income Inequality in United States
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has reduced income inequality, with a larger decrease in states that expanded Medicaid, according to a study published ...
Chemical profiling, antimicrobial, anti-enzymatic, and cytotoxic properties of Phlomis fruticosa L.
Structural diversity of biologically active compounds identified in plants after many years of storage is rarely reported in literature. Herein, we studied chemical profile and biological ac...
Machine Learning Models Can Predict Gestational Diabetes
THURSDAY, Jan. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Machine learning (ML) models are highly accurate for predicting gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in early pregnancy in a Chinese population, acc...
Drug Makers Raise Prices on 500 Prescription Drugs
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- With the new year comes another round of prescription drug price hikes, CBS News reported Tuesday.The data come from 46brooklyn Research, a nonpro...
Euglycemic DKA ID'd in T2DM Patients With COVID-19
TUESDAY, Jan. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In a case report recently published in The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Clinical Case Reports, five cases of euglycemic diabeti...
Fitness Apps, Trackers Boost Physical Activity
TUESDAY, Jan. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Interventions using apps or trackers seem to be effective in promoting physical activity, according to a review published online Dec. 21 in the Brit...
U.S. Health Care Spending Increased 4.6 Percent in 2019
TUESDAY, Jan. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Health care spending in the United States increased 4.6 percent in 2019, which was a similar rate of growth as that seen in 2018, according to a rep...
Factors ID'd for Mortality in Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19
MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For nursing home residents with COVID-19, the odds of 30-day mortality are increased with older age, male sex, and impaired cognitive and physical fu...
Type 2 diabetes subgroups and potential medication strategies in relation to effects on insulin resistance and beta-cell function: a step towards personalized diabetes treatment?
Type 2 diabetes is a syndrome defined by hyperglycaemia that is the result of various degrees of pancreatic β-cell failure and reduced insulin sensitivity. Despite the fact that diabetes ca...
Appetite-Regulating Hormones Lower After Sucrose Versus Glucose
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Sucrose seems to be less efficient than glucose for signaling postprandial satiation, according to a study published online Dec. 10 in the Journa...
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