CDC: Prescription Drug Use Similar in United States, Canada
Almost 70 percent of adults aged 40 to 79 years used at least one prescription drug in past 30 days
TSH Elevated in 6 Percent of Psychiatrically Hospitalized Youth
Elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone linked to recent weight gain, treatment with benzodiazepines
Gluten Intake, Celiac Disease Linked in Genetically Predisposed
Increased gluten intake may increase celiac disease autoimmunity, celiac disease in at-risk children
Type 1 Diabetes Misdiagnosed in One-Fourth of Children, Adults
Misdiagnosis of type 1 diabetes in children, but not adults, associated with diabetic ketoacidosis
General, Abdominal Adiposity Linked to Mortality in Mexicans
Waist circumference strongly linked to mortality even after adjustment for BMI, hip circumference
Non-Hospital-Based Provider-to-Patient Telehealth Use Growing
2014 to 2018 saw increase of 1,393 percent from 0.007 to 0.104 percent of all medical claim lines
Few at Risk for Diabetes Report Being Informed by Provider
Many individuals with elevated glucose levels are unaware of their heightened diabetes risk
One-Third of Physicians Will Take 10+ Years to Pay Off Debt
Survey shows that taking extra shifts is one strategy to help doctors pay off medical school debt
Use of Technology Now Included in Standards of Diabetes Care
Use of an intermittently scanned CGM can be considered as substitute to SMBG for adults
HbA1c, BMI Linked to Stillbirth Risk in Women With Diabetes
About one-third of stillbirths occur at term, with highest rates at week 38 and 39 for T1DM and T2DM
