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Children and young adults with diabetes mellitus (DM) have a fivefold increased risk of all-cause mortality and a sevenfold increased risk of sudden cardiac death compared with age-matched individuals without DM

AHA: Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Up for Young With Diabetes

Increased risk seen for both all-cause mortality, sudden cardiac death in young people with diabetes
Increased coffee intake is associated with reduced risk of heart failure and stroke

AHA: Drinking Coffee May Cut Risk of Heart Failure, Stroke

Each additional cup consumed per week tied to a decrease in risk compared with no coffee intake
Among patients with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes

Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease Low With Type 1 Diabetes

Findings among a large study of Norwegian children followed for 40-plus years

The American College of Rheumatology, Nov. 3-8

The 81st Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology The annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology was held...
Factors including increases in health care service price and intensity are associated with increases in U.S. health care spending from 1996 to 2013

Increases in U.S. Health Spending Tied to Health Service Price

Higher spending also linked to population growth and aging, negatively linked to disease incidence
Physicians have two extra weeks to preview their 2016 performance information as a result of a mistake related to the Centers for Medicare &#amp; Medicaid Services' Physician Compare online resource

Doctors Have Extra Two Weeks to Preview Performance Data

Due to technical issue with Physician Compare, CMS extending time frame for physicians to view data

The American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Oct. 28- Nov. 1

The 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) The annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive...
The incidence of end-stage renal disease with diabetes listed as the primary cause decreased across the United States from 2000 to 2014

Drop in Incidence of End-Stage Renal Disease Due to Diabetes

2000 to 2014 saw decrease in incidence of ESRD with diabetes listed as the primary cause
Lifestyle modification and medications can reduce the incidence of diabetes in adults at risk

Lifestyle Changes Successfully Reduce Incidence of Diabetes

Reduced incidence seen with lifestyle changes, meds; however, effect of meds is short-lived
Total physical activity (PA) and moderate- to vigorous-intensity PA are inversely associated with mortality

Intensity of Exercise Affects Impact on Mortality Risk

Findings support recommendation of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity