Poll: Americans Want Health Care Costs Kept in Check
Suggestions include price controls on drugs, hospitals, and doctors
Metformin Eligibility Up With eGFR Versus Serum Creatinine
Metformin eligibility expanded with use of eGFR, especially among men, non-Hispanic blacks
SLC16A11 Linked to Type 2 Diabetes in American Indians
Diabetes association stronger in leaner individuals; partly due to weight loss after diabetes onset
Guideline-Concordant Diabetes Care Similar With NPs, PCPs
Similar rates of recommended processes of care with nurse practitioners, primary care physicians
Prescription Medication Use on the Rise in the United States
Many adults take five or more medications, often for preventable ills
AMA: 6 Steps to Help Ensure Patients Get Preventive Care
Panel management helps physicians provide preventive and chronic care to all patients
Doctors Should Consider Financial Factors Before Career Change
Issues to consider include cost of career change, ability to use Internet to monetize skills
Adherence, Not Diet Type, Predicts Long-Term Weight Loss
Low-fat diets no more effective than higher-fat diets, researchers say
Sleep Patterns May Affect a Woman’s Diabetes Risk
Researchers say adding two or more hours of sleep each night might be a warning sign
Stem/Progenitor Cells Can Predict Wound Healing
Assays during first weeks of care can predict wound healing in patients with diabetic foot ulcers
