One in six patients with diabetes had previously undiagnosed atrial fibrillation with similar rates in men and women
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Risk for DILI up for patients with hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease, preexisting liver disease, surgical history
Read More »Dexamethasone Does Not Increase Risk for Surgical-Site Infection
Dexamethasone reduces risk for nausea and vomiting after nonurgent, noncardiac surgery without increasing incidence of surgical-site infection
Read More »Exercise, Liraglutide Combo Superior for Weight Loss Maintenance
Weight loss greater compared with exercise alone, and decrease in body fat percentage greater compared with either strategy alone
Read More »Risk Factors ID’d for COVID-19-Related Death in Diabetes
Risk for COVID-19-related death up in association with male sex, older age, preexisting comorbidities, insulin use
Read More »Farxiga Approved to Reduce Risk for CKD Progression
SGLT2 inhibitor approved for patients with CKD to prevent kidney function decline, kidney failure, CV death, hospitalization for heart failure
Read More »FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
Agency said it will also seek to ban menthol and other flavors in mass-produced cigars
Read More »Younger Age at T2DM Onset Linked to Subsequent Dementia Risk
Every five-year younger age at onset of type 2 diabetes linked to hazard ratio of dementia of 1.24 at age 70 years
Read More »White House to Propose Menthol Cigarette Ban
Also anticipated is a ban on menthol and other flavors in mass-produced cigars, including small cigars
Read More »Hearing Loss Tied to Less Physical Activity in Older Adults
Mild and moderate-or-greater hearing is equivalent to 5.84 and 7.28 years of aging, respectively
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