Diabetes and Endocrinology
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Medicaid Enrollees Are Satisfied With Their Health Care
Enrollees rate their overall health care at 7.9, on average, on a scale of 1 to 10
Increased Parental Anxiety With Increased Diabetes Risk
Anxiety up for parents of children at increased genetic risk with positive islet autoantibody testing
Health Service Use Unchanged From 1996-1997 to 2011-2012
Expenditures for various categories of medical services increased in almost every category assessed
Intensive Lifestyle Changes May Up Frailty Fracture Risk in DM
But no increase in overall fracture risk with ILI in overweight or obese individuals with diabetes
Patients Are Often Recording Doctor’s Visits
Patients may be using tapes to remember important details about visits; often share with caregivers
American Adults Without Health Insurance Rises by Two Million
Losses in coverage concentrated among younger adults, people buying own health insurance policies
Regular Coffee Consumption May Help Extend Lifespan
Two large studies show potential benefits of coffee; one looked at consumption in all races
Coronary CT Angiography Ups Prediction of MACE in T2DM
Addition of CCTA-detected obstructive coronary artery disease to risk factors ups prediction of MACE
Treatment for Infertility Does Not Appear to Raise Risk of Divorce
Study finds couples who seek in vitro fertilization are not at added risk of divorce
Rate of Non-Health Care Facility Medication Errors on the Rise
Poison control centers get one call every 21 seconds about a potentially serious mix-up
