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Diabetes outcomes do not differ for patients treated with a primary care provider who is either a physician

NPs and PAs Can Effectively Manage Diabetes in Primary Care

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No difference in HbA1c, SBP, LDL-C with doctor, nurse practitioner, physician assistant
Adverse events for immune checkpoint inhibitors used to treat non-small cell lung cancer may be more common in real-world settings than reported in the clinical trials that led to U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals

Immunotherapy Side Effects May Be More Common Than Thought

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Higher rates of adverse events observed for immune checkpoint inhibitors in real-world settings
The ultrasound appearance of an echogenic deltoid muscle may predict diabetes and prediabetes

RSNA: Ultrasound of Shoulder Muscle May Help Diagnose T2DM

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Echogenic-appearing deltoid muscle appears to be a powerful predictor of diabetic status
Use of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors is associated with an increased risk for lower-limb amputation and diabetic ketoacidosis compared with use of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists

Higher Risk for Amputation, DKA With SGLT2 Inhibitors for T2DM

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Risk increased for lower-limb amputation, diabetic ketoacidosis compared with GLP1 receptor agonists
In the first six months of 2018

CDC: 8.8 Percent Uninsured in U.S. in First Half of 2018

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12.5 percent of adults aged 18-64 years and 4.4 percent of children aged 0-17 years uninsured
Coverage for adult obesity care improved substantially in Medicaid and state employee insurance programs between 2009 and 2017

Insurance Coverage for Adult Obesity Care Increasing

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Findings among Medicaid, state employee health insurance programs in 2009 to 2017
Rising drug spending in the United States is being fueled by expensive name-brand prescription medicines

Name-Brand Medications Driving Spike in U.S. Drug Spending

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Greatest costs for Humira, Remicade, Enbrel, Novolog, and Neulasta
Data from patient- and family-reported error narratives indicate that problems related to patient-physician interactions are major contributors to diagnostic errors

Patient Experiences Shed Light on Diagnostic Errors

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Problems related to patient-physician interactions contribute to diagnostic errors
For patients with diabetes mellitus with multivessel coronary disease

AHA: Lasting Benefit for CABG in Diabetes, Multivessel Disease

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Lower all-cause mortality in CABG group versus PCI-DES group after median follow-up of 7.5 years
Low dietary carbohydrate intake is associated with increased energy expenditure during weight-loss maintenance

Low-Carbohydrate Diets Linked to Increase in Calories Burned

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Total energy expenditure is greater for those on a low- or moderate-carb diet during weight-loss maintenance