Diabetes and Endocrinology
Vaccine Rollout Slows as Many Health Care Workers Balk at Shots
In nursing homes and to some degree in hospitals, employees are refusing shots, expressing fears of side effects
Laws Promoting Flu Shot for Hospital Workers Can Cut Deaths
2.5 percent drop seen in monthly pneumonia, flu mortality rates with implementation of state laws requiring hospitals to offer flu shot
Many Dialysis Patients Report Proficiency in Mobile Health
Older patients have lower mobile health proficiency, as do those with Hispanic/Latinx ethnicity, less than college education
Machine Learning Models Can Predict Gestational Diabetes
Effective discrimination achieved with 73-variable model, seven-variable logistic regression model in early pregnancy
Drug Makers Raise Prices on 500 Prescription Drugs
AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer among companies raising their prices by a median of 4.6 percent
Euglycemic DKA ID’d in T2DM Patients With COVID-19
Five cases of euDKA identified in patients with type 2 diabetes using SGLT2 inhibitors who developed SARS-CoV-2 infection
U.S. Health Care Spending Increased 4.6 Percent in 2019
Growth rate similar to that experienced in 2018 and consistent with growth rate since 2016
Fitness Apps, Trackers Boost Physical Activity
Among adults without chronic disease, apps and trackers may boost activity by 1,850 steps per day
Factors ID’d for Mortality in Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19
Increased age, male sex, impaired cognitive and physical function associated with increased odds of 30-day mortality
Cardiovascular Risk Up With Metabolic Syndrome in Psoriasis
After adjustment for all metabolic syndrome factors, blood pressure, waist circumference linked to noncalcified coronary burden
