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Compared to whites

Minorities Face Worse Prognosis and Complications in T1DM

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Findings based on analysis of whites, blacks, and Hispanics during three years after diagnosis
Trogarzo (ibalizumab-uiyk) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adult patients living with HIV who have not responded to other antiretroviral medications.

FDA Approves New Medication for Drug-Resistant HIV

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Trogarzo is given intravenously once every 14 days in combination with other antiretrovirals
Adolescents smoking electronic-cigarettes only have significantly higher excretion of volatile organic chemical compounds than non-smokers

Excretion of Volatile Organic Compounds Up in Teen E-Smokers

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Excretion of metabolites of acrylonitrile, acrolein, propylene oxide, acrylamide, crotonaldehyde up
Guidance has been developed for hemoglobin A1c targets for glycemic control among nonpregnant adults with type 2 diabetes; the guidance statement was published online March 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

ACP Updates Guidance for HbA1c Targets for Adults With T2DM

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Clinicians should personalize glycemic control goals; aim for HbA1c of 7 to 8 percent for most adults
Implementation of a ban on menthol cigarettes results in an increase in those attempting to quit

Increase in Other Flavored Tobacco Use After Menthol Ban

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Increase in percentage of those who attempted to quit at follow-up versus before ban implementation
Strong state firearm policies are associated with lower firearm suicide rates and lower homicide rates

Strong State Firearm Policies, Lower Firearm Suicide Rate Tied

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Counties with low home state, interstate scores had higher firearm homicide rates, overall homicide rate
Domperidone is well tolerated and effective in producing a moderate short-term increase in expressed breast milk volume among mothers of preterm infants

Domperidone Tied to Modest Increase in Breast Milk Supply

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Mothers of preterm infants with insufficient milk supply had 88.3 mL/day increase in milk volume
The global costs of diabetes are high and will increase substantially by 2030

Global Costs of Diabetes Will Continue Rising Through 2030

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Global economic burden will not decrease, even if international targets are met
Calcium supplements

Calcium ± Vit D Supplements Up Risk of Colon Adenomas, Polyps

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Late effect findings of sessile serrated adenomas, polyps in those taking calcium with/without vitamin D
Pregnant women can safely exercise in warm weather or sit in hot baths or saunas for a short period of time without risking critical elevations in core temperature

Pregnant Women May Engage in Warm Exercise for Short Times

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Brief time in hot bath or sauna also does not raise Tcore past teratogenic level of 39 degrees Celsius