Routine Blood Tests Can Harm Patient Care
Authors of opinion piece say unnecessary lab tests contribute to rising costs, can damage patient care
Algorithm Integrated Into App Forecasts Glucose Levels
Method using Gaussian process models produces personalized, nutrition-based forecast
Meeting Organizers Overlooking Qualified Female Scientists
Active generation of lists of potential speakers, assessment of qualifications can address bias
Risk Factors in Six Areas Tied to Physician Burnout
Tool gauging burnout focuses on workload, control, rewards, community, fairness, values
Three Anti-VEGF Treatments Effective for Diabetic Retinopathy
Rates of worsening low in patients receiving aflibercept, bevacizumab, or ranibizumab
Single-Payer Health System Bill Moves Forward in California
Not yet clear where money for the single-payer system would come from
Plasma Uric Acid Lowering Tied to Drop in Systolic BP in T1DM
Febuxostat has modest BP-lowering effect, with no impact on arterial stiffness, urinary nitric oxide
Postbiotic Could Lower Glucose, Inflammation in Obesity
MDP postbiotic linked to reduction in hepatic insulin resistance during obesity, low-level endotoxemia
T2DM Risk Cut by Variant in Sulfonylurea Receptor Encoder
Missense variant in ABCC8 gene also linked to reduced risk of coronary heart disease
Central Obesity Ups Mortality Across BMI Range
Increased mortality with central obesity for normal-weight, overweight, obese individuals
