Low Health Beliefs for Salt Intake in Hemodialysis Patients
Score for subscale of perceived seriousness for no reduction of salt intake higher in transplant patients
Discontinuing Low-Dose Aspirin Ups Cardiovascular Risk
Findings in a large study of long-term low-dose aspirin users
APOE Allele Type Tied to Mortality Risk
No racial difference in the association between these alleles and mortality
Diabetes Treatment Failure May Actually Be Nonadherence
Second-line treatment often initiated without evidence of recommended use of first-line treatment
Diabetes Insipidus Can Occur After Stopping Vasopressin
Incidence may be underestimated due to a paucity of published reports, authors say
Fasting Blood Glucose Trajectory May Predict Future MI
Increased risk for elevated-stable pattern; decreased risk for elevated-decreasing pattern
Few Older Patients Aware of Deprescribing
Although the majority surveyed are aware of medication harms
More Than 1 in 10 Patients May Be Overtreated for Diabetes
Study of Medicare patients shows overtreatment for diabetes is rarely deintensified
Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Diabetic Retinopathy
Findings based on a large retrospective review of screening photographs
Proton Pump Inhibitors Overused Worldwide
Wide variation in inappropriate use documented in the international literature, from 11 to 84 percent
