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For young patients with type 1 diabetes

Better Glycemic Control With Insulin Pump for Youth With T1D

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Severe hypoglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis less likely with insulin pump therapy than injection therapy

The Infectious Diseases Society of America, Oct. 4-8

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The Infectious Diseases Society of America annual meeting (IDWeek 2017) IDWeek 2017 was held from October 4 to 8 in San Diego...
A guide has been developed to assist physicians considering joining a physician-led integrated health system

Guide Offers Doctors Tips for Choosing a Health System

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New guide helps clinicians considering joining physician-led integrated health systems
Co-occurrence of type 1 diabetes and celiac disease autoimmunities significantly exceeds the expected rate

Autoimmunities for T1D, Celiac Co-Occur More Than Expected

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Greater co-occurrence seen in children with T1D family history, HLA-DR3/4, and SNP rs3184504
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that fair-skinned individuals aged 6 months to 24 years and parents of young children be counseled regarding skin protection behaviors

USPSTF Recommends Counseling Youth on Sun Protection Behavior

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Counseling should be provided to fair-skinned individuals aged 6 months to 24 years, parents
In light of the changing legal status of marijuana

Pediatric Physicians Should Revisit Approaches to Marijuana

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Amid changing laws, physicians should counsel patients on short-, long-term neurocognitive effects
Patients with epilepsy undergoing medial temporal lobe surgery have increased prevalence of tinnitus compared with controls and participants with self-reported epilepsy

Medial Temporal Lobe Surgery Linked to Prevalence of Tinnitus

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Increased prevalence of tinnitus compared with controls and participants with self-reported epilepsy
For critically ill patients

2HELPS2B Model Identifies Seizure Risk in Critically Ill

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Area under curve of 0.819, average calibration error of 2.7 percent for model comprising six variables
A suppressed renin phenotype is associated with higher incidence of incident hypertension than other plasma renin activity phenotypes

Specific Phenotype Relevant in Subclinical Primary Aldosteronism

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Findings suggest a clinically relevant spectrum of subclinical primary aldosteronism
Novel metrics have been developed to assess electronic health record use and are described in an opinion article published online Oct. 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Novel Metrics Suggested for Assessing EHR Use

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Metrics aim to provide insight into the clinician experience in light of impaired practice efficiency