But rates of bariatric conversion, revision procedures higher for gastric sleeve versus gastric bypass
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Diet tied to more than $50 billion in annual health care costs for heart disease, stroke, diabetes
Read More »Bariatric Surgery in Teens May Cut Diabetic Kidney Disease Risk
Decreased rates of hyperfiltration, elevated UAE seen among surgically treated obese teens with T2DM
Read More »Diabetes Prevalence Varies by Race, Ethnicity
Adjusted rates lower for non-Hispanic white versus Hispanic, non-Hispanic black, non-Hispanic Asian groups
Read More »Endocrine Society Releases Hypoglycemia Performance Measures
Quality measures help providers identify older adults with T2DM who are at increased risk for hypoglycemia
Read More »U.S. Incidence of Thyroid Cancer Plateaued in 2009
Significant slowing found in rate of increase from 2009 to 2014, followed by stable rate since 2014
Read More »Prenatal Smoking Raises Risk for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Increased risk for GDM seen across all levels of prepregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain
Read More »Palliative Care Services Lagging Worldwide
More than half of world's population has poor, nonexistent access to palliative care
Read More »Overt Hypothyroidism May Up All-Cause Mortality in the Elderly
However, no association seen between hypothyroidism and cardiovascular mortality
Read More »Infertility Risk Increased for Men Born Small for Gestational Age
Link weakened after excluding those born with hypospadias, cryptorchidism; no link seen in women
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