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Mashup Score: 1Highlights - 17 day(s) ago
An analysis of six studies found that an average of 78.3% of people with diabetes had at least some clinically relevant diabetes distress-related problems and that a commonly used scale does not capture most patients with distress.
Source: diabetes.acponline.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Highlights - 17 day(s) ago
Patients with a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and an HbA1c level of 8.5% or greater significantly lowered their HbA1c levels if they took insulin for two to three weeks before switching to linagliptin, metformin, or both, a randomized trial in China found.
Source: diabetes.acponline.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
Short-term insulin followed by oral drugs provided glucose control in new type 2 diabetes https://t.co/LhegniCv3Q
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Mashup Score: 0Test yourself - 19 day(s) ago
A 45-year-old man is evaluated after a positive result on fecal antigen testing for Helicobacter pylori, obtained 2 months after he completed eradication therapy for H. pylori gastritis, and duodenal ulcer documented by upper endoscopy. What is the most appropriate next step in management?
Source: immattersacp.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
Test Yourself with the MKSAP Quiz on H. pylori eradication https://t.co/4NKJcAdcXH
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Mashup Score: 0PCOS - 19 day(s) ago
Interventions for weight loss were also linked with significant improvements in glycemic control and hormonal markers among patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
Source: immattersacp.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General Journals & SocietTweet-
Weight loss interventions for PCOS associated with improved menstrual frequency, review finds https://t.co/WZUKSijSYN
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Mashup Score: 0Alzheimer's advances pose challenges - 24 day(s) ago
A new test and new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease may offer patients hope but could also raise more questions than they answer, with careful balancing of risks and benefits required.
Source: immattersacp.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
A new test and new treatments for Alzheimer's disease may offer patients hope but could also raise more questions than they answer, with careful balancing of risks and benefits required https://t.co/TFucoLtJp2
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Mashup Score: 1Statins - 26 day(s) ago
Six-year all-cause mortality was lower among patients taking rosuvastatin than atorvastatin, but the difference was only about a percentage point, a study of patients in the United Kingdom and China found.
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Rosuvastatin appears better than atorvastatin for mortality, cardio, liver outcomes in large database https://t.co/oW2udluWJG
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Mashup Score: 2Pneumonia - 26 day(s) ago
An analysis of oral antibiotic regimens dispensed to healthy outpatients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in 2007 through 2019 found that 48% got broad-spectrum drugs and that they had significantly higher rates of adverse drug events than patients who got macrolide monotherapy.
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Broad-spectrum antibiotics dispensed to almost half of healthy adult outpatients with CAP https://t.co/JSYiii6UTN
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Mashup Score: 0Vaccinations - 26 day(s) ago
Changes include a lower age for starting pneumococcal vaccination and an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine in older and immunocompromised patients.
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CDC revises pneumococcal, COVID-19 vaccine recommendations https://t.co/3qk3fKdnS0
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Mashup Score: 2Keeping tabs - 1 month(s) ago
An analysis of patients who had been hospitalized for acute severe ulcerative colitis found certain factors at admission predicted need for colectomy within a year, and a Danish genetic study identified a specific allele tied to severe ulcerative colitis.
Source: gastroenterology.acponline.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General Journals & SocietTweet-
Spotlight on factors in ulcerative colitis severity https://t.co/VcNDKV1dbf
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Mashup Score: 0Test yourself - 1 month(s) ago
A 58-year-old woman is evaluated for treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. She has unresectable metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma. She requests treatment of her HCV infection. What is the most appropriate management?
Source: gastroenterology.acponline.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
Test Yourself with the MKSAP Quiz on the treatment of HCV https://t.co/39j8NzFfdt
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Review calls for increased measurement, treatment of diabetes distress https://t.co/adFOJgJ81Q