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One practice's three-pronged approach successfully improved physician engagement

Three-Pronged Approach Can Improve Physician Engagement

Strategy used by one practice improved physician engagement and relieved burnout
Higher circulating fibroblast growth factor 23 concentrations are associated with an increased risk of incident coronary heart disease

Circulating FGF23 Linked to Incident Coronary Heart Disease

After adjustment for hormone therapy use in women, associations no longer differed by sex
Physicians are increasingly being challenged to protect their practice finances while helping patients without insurance

Doctors Facing Challenge to Help Needy While Protecting Practices

Many practices are finding it difficult to maintain their viability while caring for patients who can't pay
Changes in weight influence the risk of diabetes

Progression of Obesity Influences Risk of Diabetes Over Life Course

If population had maintained normal BMI in 10-year study, 64.2 percent of cases would have been averted
For patients with diabetic macular edema

Repeated Ranibizumab Doesn’t Impair Macular Perfusion

Findings in patients with diabetic macular edema who completed 36 months of RESTORE study
A small proportion of U.S. adults engage in lifestyle behaviors known to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes

Few U.S. Adults Meet Most T2DM Risk Reduction Goals

Overall, 21, 29, and 13 percent meet goals for fruit, vegetable, and dairy intake, respectively
Compared to whites

Minorities Face Worse Prognosis and Complications in T1DM

Findings based on analysis of whites, blacks, and Hispanics during three years after diagnosis
The global costs of diabetes are high and will increase substantially by 2030

Global Costs of Diabetes Will Continue Rising Through 2030

Global economic burden will not decrease, even if international targets are met
Guidance has been developed for hemoglobin A1c targets for glycemic control among nonpregnant adults with type 2 diabetes; the guidance statement was published online March 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

ACP Updates Guidance for HbA1c Targets for Adults With T2DM

Clinicians should personalize glycemic control goals; aim for HbA1c of 7 to 8 percent for most adults
Implementation of a ban on menthol cigarettes results in an increase in those attempting to quit

Increase in Other Flavored Tobacco Use After Menthol Ban

Increase in percentage of those who attempted to quit at follow-up versus before ban implementation