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Adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) were seven times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 than children with T1D. That’s according to recent findings published in .
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Mashup Score: 2Adrenocortical Carcinoma Outcomes Are Improving - 6 month(s) ago
Outcomes for people with adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) have markedly improved in recent years as new treatments like immunotherapy have become more widespread. That’s according to a report published in that examined outcomes and treatments for the very rare disease.
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A study in has found that transgender people undergoing hormone therapy did not have higher incidence of type 2 diabetes than people of the same birth sex in the general population. This held true both for trans women (n=2,585, 90 cases, SIR 0.94 95% CI 0.76-1.14) and trans men (n=1,514, 32 cases, SIR 1.40 95% CI 0.96-1.92).
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Mashup Score: 1An Option for More Precise Hydrocortisone Dosing for Young Children With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - 7 month(s) ago
In 4-year-old children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), alcohol-free hydrocortisone (HC) suspensions provided more precise dosages without generating any significant differences in growth parameters when compared to traditional 5-milligram tablets. That’s according to recent findings published in the .
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Mashup Score: 2Justine Herndon, PA-C, and Irina Bancos, MD, on Post-Operative Cushing Syndrome Care - 7 month(s) ago
In a recent study, two-thirds of people with Cushing syndrome (CS) saw resolved or improved hyperglycemia after a curative procedure, with close post-operative monitoring an important component of the process. Among 174 patients with CS included in the longitudinal cohort study (pituitary in 106, ectopic in 25, adrenal in 43), median baseline HbA1c was 6.9%.
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Mashup Score: 1Anastasia-Stefania Alexopoulos, MBBS, on Underrecognition of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in T2DM - 7 month(s) ago
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is underrecognized in people with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, despite the clear health dangers it poses, study results have found. Researchers call their findings a
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Mashup Score: 0Christy Foster, MD, on Lipoprotein(a) and Children With Diabetes - 8 month(s) ago
Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is associated with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in children with diabetes. In particular, Black children with diabetes face a higher risk of having elevated Lp(a) levels compared to whites.
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For adrenal insufficiency (AI), reducing false positives means more than reducing resource utilization. Treatments like glucocorticoid replacement therapy can cause serious harm in people who do not actually have AI.
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Mashup Score: 4On Fat Increases During Menopause: The Latest - 8 month(s) ago
A study in has found that the transition to menopause is associated with an increase in abdominal fat, while the waist and hips are less sensitive to the transition. The longitudinal, community-based study assessed data from 380 women for whom regional body composition measures by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry were available.
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Mashup Score: 1Troy Puar, MRCP, on Medication Side Effects in Primary Aldosteronism - 8 month(s) ago
Effective management of primary aldosteronism (PA) can be hampered by side effects commonly associated with the medications used to treat the condition. That’s according to new findings published in the .
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