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Nearly two-thirds of actively practicing physicians are still carrying medical school debt

One-Third of Physicians Will Take 10+ Years to Pay Off Debt

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Survey shows that taking extra shifts is one strategy to help doctors pay off medical school debt
A section on the use of technology in the management of diabetes has been added to the American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes; a clinical guideline summary was published online Aug. 13 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Use of Technology Now Included in Standards of Diabetes Care

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Use of an intermittently scanned CGM can be considered as substitute to SMBG for adults
Higher maternal hemoglobin A1c levels are associated with increased risk for stillbirth among women with type 1 diabetes

HbA1c, BMI Linked to Stillbirth Risk in Women With Diabetes

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About one-third of stillbirths occur at term, with highest rates at week 38 and 39 for T1DM and T2DM
In a two-part guideline

Guidelines Issued for Managing Hidradenitis Suppurativa

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Two-part guideline addresses diagnosis, evaluation, management of the chronic inflammatory skin disease
Nurse-driven root cause analysis is associated with a substantial reduction in hypoglycemia in the intensive care unit

Nurse-Led Quality Initiative Cuts Hypoglycemia in ICU Patients

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Percentage of patients experiencing hypoglycemia decreased for those without, with diabetes
Children with type 1 diabetes have worse education and health outcomes than their peers

Children With Type 1 Diabetes Have Poorer Educational Outcomes

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Findings more pronounced in children with higher mean HbA1c
Spending associated with essential medicines grew substantially from 2011 to 2015 for Medicare Part D beneficiaries

Medicare Spending on Essential Medicines Up 116 Percent From 2011 to 2015

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22 percent of increased total spending due to higher per-unit cost of existing drugs
In an official American Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline

Recommendations Developed for Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome

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Interventions producing sustained weight loss of 25 to 30 percent of body weight recommended
Sotagliflozin

Addition of Sotagliflozin for T1DM Alters Renal Hemodynamics

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Addition of SOTA tied to reductions in estimated glomerular filtration rate, blood pressure
As part of a literature review

Bone Health Management Key in Childhood Cancer Survivors

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Working group reviewed bone complications to form recommendations for management of bone health