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In a case report published in the October issue of Clinical Diabetes

Case of Lactic Acidosis With Metformin, Normal Renal Function

Patient presented to ER with coughing and shortness of breath, normal renal function
Among women with breast cancer and silicone implant reconstruction

Internal Mammary Lymph Nodes ID’d on MRI Likely to Be Benign

Findings in IMLNs ID'd at implant-protocol breast MRI after oncoplastic surgery for breast cancer
For patients enrolled in metastatic colorectal cancer trials

Low BMI Linked to Increased Risk of Progression, Death in mCRC

Risk of progression and/or death highest for low BMI, decreases as BMI increases, then plateaus
A considerable proportion of federal marketplace plans lack at least one in-network specialist

Nearly 15 Percent of Plans Lack In-Network Specialists

Most commonly excluded specialists are in endocrinology, rheumatology, and psychiatry
For black patients with asthma treated with inhaled corticosteroids

LABAs No Better Than Tiotropium in Black Adults With Asthma

Outcomes similar for patients treated with inhaled corticosteroids plus tiotropium versus LABAs
Hidradenitis suppurativa can be associated with infectious and/or neoplastic fatal complications

Fatal Case of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Described

Case report describes fatal case of HS associated with sepsis and squamous cell carcinoma
Body mass index

Lifestyle Factors Not Linked to Chronic Prostatitis/Pelvic Pain

No correlations seen in large cohort study of U.S. male health professionals
Cutting most of the sugar from a child's diet can rapidly improve metabolic health

Rapid Health Benefits Seen With Sugar Reduction in Children

Though calories remained same, obese children saw better BP, cholesterol, blood glucose levels
Fewer Americans are dying from cardiovascular disease

Mortality Rates for Major Illnesses Fall in the United States

Prevention key to continued progress in fighting cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes
Ductal carcinoma in situ is much more likely to be aggressive when discovered in older women

Risk of More Aggressive Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Rises With Age

DCIS more likely to become invasive at 60 than 50