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For patients with head and neck cancer receiving radiotherapy

Radiation Dose to Head & Neck Tied to Thyroid Dysfunction Risk

Findings in patients with head and neck cancer receiving RT; female sex, concurrent chemo up risk
Guidelines on dietary sugar intake are of poor quality

Guidance on Dietary Sugar Intake Based on Low-Quality Evidence

Poor scoring on AGREE II criteria across guidelines; evidence supporting recommendations low, very low
Health care provider burnout is negatively associated with quality and safety of health care

Health Care Provider Burnout Negatively Affects Quality, Safety

Health care provider burnout negatively linked to quality and safety of health care
For patients with type 2 diabetes

Lowest Glucose Variability for Insulin + GLP-1 RA in T2DM

Lowest glucose variability, hypoglycemia for basal insulin + GLP-1 receptor agonist regimen
Cancer patients who have diabetes may suffer worse heart damage from chemotherapy

Chemo-Related Cardiotoxicity Worse in Diabetes Patients

Those with diabetes showed more early warning signs of heart failure
The Drug Enforcement Administration has announced critical changes in its registration renewal process

DEA Announces Critical Changes in Registration Renewal Process

The ability to renew a registration online after the expiration date will no longer be available
For hepatitis C virus-infected patients

Diabetes Ups Risk of HCC, Death in Patients With Hepatitis C

Diabetes increases risk of hepatocellular carcinoma development in patients with HCV
For patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Long-Term DPP4-Inhibitor Use Not Tied to Fracture Risk in T2DM

No increase in risk of any fracture, osteoporotic or hip fractures with continuous long-term use
In older adults

Dysglycemia Affects Brain Structure, Cognition in Seniors

Brain infarcts, white matter hyperintensities volume up; total white matter down
For patients with coronary heart disease

Noncardiovascular Cause of Death More Common in CHD Patients

Predictors of noncardiac death include older age, inducible ischemia, higher heart rate, statin nonuse