August 2018 Briefing – Diabetes & Endocrinology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Diabetes & Endocrinology for August 2018. This roundup includes...
Adding Pharmacist to Team Can Improve Patient Outcomes
Pharmacist roles include helping with insulin treatment, virtual consults, diabetes management
Self-Injury Tops Diabetes As Cause of Death in United States
In 2016, death rates were 29.1 versus 24.8 per 100,000 population
Enrollment in High-Deductible Health Plans Up From ’07 to ’17
Almost one-quarter of adults aged 18 to 64 with employment-based coverage had HDHP without HSA
Medical Bills in Collections Decrease With Patient Age
Mediating roles probable for increases in health insurance coverage and incomes
Excess Cardiac Risk Varies With Age of Onset of T1DM
Excess risk differed by up to five times across different diagnosis age groups
National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Aug. 25-27
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Total Store Expo The Total Store Expo of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)...
No Meaningful Increase in Physician Compensation Last Year
Average change in median compensation 1.2 percent in 2017 for all medical specialties
Vascular Risk Factors for Brain Calcification in Seniors Identified
Hippocampal calcifications associated with diabetes and smoking in patients visiting a memory clinic
FDA: Common Diabetes Meds Tied to Serious Genital Infection
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors linked to 12 cases of Fournier's gangrene
