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Monogenic Forms of Diabetes Can Occur in Preterm Infants
Sixty-six percent of preterm infants diagnosed with diabetes before age 6 months had genetic etiology
Anemia Tied to Increased Mortality Risk Following Stroke
Higher mortality risk at multiple time points for up to one year after ischemic, hemorrhagic stroke
Depression Often Seen in Patients Discharged From ICU
Risk highest among patients with psych symptoms pre-ICU/psych distress symptoms while in ICU
Revascularization Tops Medical Rx for Intermittent Claudication
Relative improvements over medical cohort in distance, speed, stair climb, pain, quality of life
Diabetes Linked to Increased CVD, Cancer, Other Mortality
Increases in cardiovascular death, cancer death, noncardiovascular noncancer death in men, women
Legal Issues Impact Delivery of Telehealth
No uniform legal approach to telehealth; concerns about reimbursement limit implementation
Full Med Adherence Reduces Costs for Patients With CVD
Significantly lower rate of MACE for fully adherent patients versus partially adherent, nonadherent
Misclassification of Variants As Pathogenic in Black Americans
Misclassification of benign variants as pathogenic in multiple patients with African, unspecified ancestry
Obeticholic Acid Beneficial in Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Obeticholic acid linked to decrease in alkaline phosphatase and total bilirubin levels
Duodenal Mucosal Resurfacing Cuts HbA1c in T2DM
More potent glycemic effect seen among patients undergoing long duodenal segment ablation