It is time to bust the myth of the role of saturated fat in heart disease, argues Aseem Malhotra, interventional cardiology specialist registrar at Croydon University Hospital in London, in an Observations piece in BMJ…. 

Noninsulin-treated type 2 diabetes patients may benefit from intensive structured self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG)…. 

Increased risk of metabolic syndrome may occur among those who are heavy drinkers…. 

Several risk factors for CV disease are also risk factors for cataract…. 

Patients with Barrett’s esophagus who also have diabetes are at increased risk for the esophageal disease to progress to dysplasia or cancer…. 

Body mass index was the least predictive risk factor for mortality over 10 years in obese patients who were eligible for bariatric surgery….

Among U.S. adults with diagnosed DM, nearly half also have diagnosed arthritis….

Last week I shared some information on saturated fat in my Letter from the Editor from the BMJ. Many of you asked for more information and had some less than complimentary comments on what Dr. Aseem Malhotra, an interventional cardiology specialist at Croydon Hospital in London, had to say. Although …

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  In this week’s Homerun Slides, we give you several examples of Accountable Care Organizations with different approaches to implementing the ACO principals….