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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration policy on added sugar labeling could be a cost-effective way of improving health

Added Sugar Labeling Could Reduce CVD, Diabetes Cases

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Labeling would result in gain in quality-adjusted life-years and health care and societal cost savings
For patients with rosacea

Propranolol, Doxycycline Combo Safe, Effective in Rosacea

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Greater reduction in assessment of rosacea clinical score with combination treatment
The six-minute walk test is increasingly being used for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Guidelines Needed for 6MWT in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

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No specific guidelines for use of six-minute walk test in growing population with IPF
A consultation model that facilitates person-centered diabetes care results in more patient involvement

Diabetes Consultation Model Helps Patient Involvement in Care

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Majority of patients reported shared decision making; they felt more involved and it was widely appreciated
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of July 6 to 10

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

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Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
The costs associated with low-cost

Low-Cost Services a Major Player in Unnecessary Health Spending

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Costs associated with low-cost, low-value health services nearly twice as high as high-cost services
Use of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors is associated with an increased risk for lower-limb amputation and diabetic ketoacidosis compared with use of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists

Higher Risk for Amputation, DKA With SGLT2 Inhibitors for T2DM

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Risk increased for lower-limb amputation, diabetic ketoacidosis compared with GLP1 receptor agonists
Evidence is insufficient for opioid use in chronic pain

NIH: Insufficient Evidence for Opioid Use in Chronic Pain

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Insufficient evidence for every clinical decision that a provider needs to make about use of opioids
Causes of primary liver cancer differ widely among populations globally

Liver Cancer Remains a Major Public Health Burden Globally

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Findings can be used to guide liver cancer prevention efforts
Internal medicine patients are frequently prescribed potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs)

Screening Tools Identify Potentially Inappropriate Meds

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However, substantial proportion of PIMS identified in internal medicine ward are not clinically relevant