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For patients undergoing dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary intervention with a drug-eluting stent

DAPT Cessation Patterns Vary With Diabetes Status After PCI

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Risk of major adverse cardiovascular events up for DAPT disruption, regardless of diabetes status
A primary-care-based teleretinal diabetic retinopathy screening program can reduce wait times for DR screening and increase overall screening rates

Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Ups Screening Rates

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Implementation of TDRS program reduces median time to screening from 158 to 17 days
Implementation of a virtual glucose management service is associated with improved inpatient glycemic control

Virtual Service Boosts Glycemic Control in Hospitalized Adults

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Decreases in hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia with vGMS for inpatients at three hospitals
In a position paper published online March 28 in the Annals of Internal Medicine

ACP Issues Challenge to Cut Task Burden and Put Patients First

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American College of Physicians details policy recommendations to reduce administrative burden
The volume of insurance advertisements during the first Affordable Care Act enrollment period correlated with change in uninsurance rates

TV Ads for ACA Enrollment Linked to Decline in Uninsured Rates

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Counties exposed to higher volumes of local insurance ads had larger drop in uninsurance
From 2010 to 2014 there was an increase in use of diabetes medications

Increased Use of Newer Meds for Diabetic Nephropathy in the U.S.

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DDP-4 inhibitors used in 54 percent of visits in last quarter of 2014; ACE inhibitors, ARBs often used
Genetic predisposition to hyperglycemia raises the odds of coronary artery disease (CAD)

Genetic Hyperglycemia Raises Risk of Coronary Artery Disease

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Increased risk of coronary artery disease is separate from diabetes risk
Several classes of drugs reduce neuropathy-related pain better than placebo

Review: Several Classes of Drugs Treat Pain of Diabetic Neuropathy

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Longer-term assessments of outcomes needed, researchers say
From 1992 to 2014 there was a decrease in the rate of malpractice claims paid on behalf of physicians in the United States

Paid Malpractice Claims Cut in Half From 1992 to 2014 in U.S.

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But, increase in mean compensation amounts and percentage of paid claims exceeding $1 million
Inositol supplementation in early pregnancy does not prevent gestational diabetes mellitus in women with a family history of diabetes

Inositol Supplements Don’t Prevent Gestational Diabetes

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Findings among women with a family history of diabetes