Coffee Consumption Does Not Affect Insulin Sensitivity
Consumption of four cups of coffee per day linked to loss of fat mass, reduction in urinary creatinine
Diabetes Mellitus May Increase Risk for Developing Heart Failure
Increased risk for heart failure also seen in group of participants without diastolic dysfunction
Patient Experiences Modestly Worse After Hospital Acquisition
No significant differential changes found in 30-day readmission rates or 30-day mortality
December 2019 Briefing – Diabetes & Endocrinology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Diabetes & Endocrinology for December 2019. This roundup includes...
APO(a)-LRX Found to Reduce Lipoprotein(a) Levels
Dose-dependent reduction found in patients with elevated lipoprotein(a) levels, cardiovascular disease
MIV-711 No Better Than Placebo for Pain Relief in Knee OA
But significant reductions seen in medial femoral bone area progression, medial femoral cartilage thinning
Machine Learning System Makes More Alerts for Med Errors
68.2 percent of MedAware alerts would not have been generated with clinical decision support system
Gastric Sleeve Tied to Lower Risk for Subsequent Procedures
But rates of bariatric conversion, revision procedures higher for gastric sleeve versus gastric bypass
Poor Diet Contributes Substantially to Cardiometabolic Disease Costs
Diet tied to more than $50 billion in annual health care costs for heart disease, stroke, diabetes
High Lipoprotein(a) Is Risk Factor for CVD in Type 1 Diabetes
Lp(a) significant risk factor for macrovascular disease, albuminuria, calcified aortic valve disease
