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Black Americans with severe sleep apnea are more likely to have high blood glucose levels

Sleep Apnea Tied to High Blood Glucose Levels Among Blacks

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Authors call for more sleep apnea screening in high-risk groups
A minor planned decrease in the upper limit of the reference range for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) resulted in an increase in levothyroxine prescriptions and more TSH measurements

Testing, Prescribing Increase After Change to TSH Reference Range

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Levothyroxine prescriptions, TSH measurements increased after upper limit of normal for TSH lowered

American Association for Cancer Research, April 27-28

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The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2020 The annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research was held virtually this...
Changes in total lean body mass with aging are associated with the development of diabetes among men and women

Lower Lean Body Mass With Aging May Up Diabetes Incidence in Men

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Men and women with higher absolute lean body mass also have greater incidence of diabetes
Use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors is associated with a reduced risk for serious renal events compared with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors

SGLT2 Inhibitors Linked to Reduced Risk for Serious Renal Events

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Data from three countries showed drop in serious renal events with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors

April 2020 Briefing – Diabetes & Endocrinology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Diabetes & Endocrinology for April 2020. This roundup includes...
Cardiovascular outcomes have improved since the 1990s

CV Outcomes Improved in Those With, Without Type 2 Diabetes

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In Australian cohort, reductions in MI, stroke, CVD death seen in those with type 2 diabetes
Screening symptomatic health care workers for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection is feasible during the pandemic

Symptomatic Health Care Staff in U.K. Screened for COVID-19

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Shift in transmission dynamics noted as of March 24, concurrent with steps to implement social distancing
Health care organizations are facing hard financial decisions amid the COVID-19 pandemic

David Shulkin, M.D., on COVID-19 Financial Consequences for Health Care System

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Shulkin, ninth secretary for Veterans Affairs, estimates health care provider revenue down about $500 billion
Pharmacologic treatment for type 2 diabetes increased from 2003 to 2016

Diabetes Medication Prescribing Increased 2003 to 2016

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However, authors say there is little evidence that doctors are tailoring treatment for patients