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Financial incentives can improve adherence to glucose monitoring but not glycemic control among adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Financial Incentives Up Teen Glucose Monitoring Adherence

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But no significant difference in hemoglobin A1c levels at three or six months for adolescents
For populations at high-risk for diabetes

Statins May Raise Odds of T2DM in Those at High Risk

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In any Diabetes Prevention Program treatment group, statin use tied to increased diabetes risk
Interactions between genes and physical activity and genes and sedentary behavior may play a role in the development of obesity

Less Sedentary Time May Attenuate Genetic Role in Obesity

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U.S. Hispanics/Latinos in lowest tertile of physical activity have strongest genetic association with BMI
Among patients with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Sudden Death Most Common CV Death in T2DM/ASCVD

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27 percent of CV deaths in diabetes patients with atherosclerotic CVD are categorized as sudden death
A joint effort between students at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design is training future physicians in design thinking to help identify and repair health system issues that contribute to physician burnout

Design Thinking Enables Med Students to Solve Challenges

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Partnership with design students focuses on innovative solutions to health system issues
For coronary heart disease patients with type 2 diabetes

Yoga Plus Aerobics Beneficial in Coronary Heart Disease

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Greater improvement in CHD risk factors for combined intervention versus either alone
Clinicians' job satisfaction is associated with improved burnout scores and reduced intention to leave their practices

Clinician Job Satisfaction Linked to Improved Burnout Scores

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Reduced intention to leave practice for clinicians who report increased job satisfaction during follow-up
Mislabeling of herbal and dietary supplements is common

Herbal and Dietary Supplements Are Commonly Mislabeled

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Bodybuilding products have highest mislabeling rate; many mislabeled products tied to liver injury
Researchers have identified a novel mechanism of glucose regulation of β-cell function and growth by repressing stress-induced microRNA-708

MicroRNA-708 Overexpression Suppresses β-Cell Proliferation

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Low glucose induction of miR-708 blocked by treatment with chemical chaperone 4-phenylbutyrate
Key stakeholders and physicians discussed electronic health record usability and optimization in the American Medical Association Running Your Practice Community.

Key Stakeholders Discuss How to Make EHRs More Usable

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Stakeholders, physicians discuss EHR usability and optimization, rules for releasing test results