Diabetes
Updates issued for standards of medical care in diabetes
In a supplemental issue of Diabetes Care, the American Diabetes Association has published updates to the new Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2022.
Jun 2, 2022
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Kidney Failure
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19: Exercise may protect against deadly complication
Regular exercise may reduce the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome, a major cause of death in patients with the COVID-19 virus, a top exercise researcher reports. He is urging people to exercise based on his findings, ...
Apr 15, 2020
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Health
Drinking kombucha may reduce blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes, pilot trial suggests
People with type 2 diabetes who drank the fermented tea drink kombucha for four weeks had lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to when they consumed a similar-tasting placebo beverage, according to results from a clinical ...
Aug 1, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research may explain the link between hemodialysis and brain function decline
A new study reveals that hemodialysis may reduce blood flow to the brain in older patients being treated for kidney failure. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ...
Mar 1, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Development of a surgically implantable, artificial kidney
Development of a surgically implantable, artificial kidney—a promising alternative to kidney transplantation or dialysis for people with end-stage kidney disease—has received a $6 million boost, thanks to a new grant ...
Nov 3, 2015
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Diabetes
Diabetic kidney damage may start earlier than thought
(HealthDay)—Kidney damage from diabetes may begin much sooner than previously thought, according to a new study.
Dec 30, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Understanding C. diff infection
Clostridioides difficile is a bacterium that causes an infection of the large intestine. The bacterium is often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff. Some people carry C. diff bacteria in their intestines but never become ...
Jun 6, 2022
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Diabetes
Why people with diabetes can't buy generic insulin
A generic version of insulin, the lifesaving diabetes drug used by 6 million people in the United States, has never been available in this country because drug companies have made incremental improvements that kept insulin ...
Mar 18, 2015
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Vaccination
Study: COVID vaccine effectiveness declines after 6 months without boosters
A study released in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine by Providence, one of the largest health systems in the United States, confirms the overall effectiveness of vaccines in preventing severe infection resulting in hospitalization ...
Feb 26, 2022
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Medications
Real-world data links rosuvastatin with signs of kidney damage
Statins can effectively lower high cholesterol, and many individuals take rosuvastatin, one member of this drug class. New research based on patient health records and published in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ...
Jul 19, 2022
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