Diabetes

ADA: insulin-pump tx with threshold-suspend beneficial

(HealthDay)—For patients with type 1 diabetes and documented nocturnal hypoglycemia, insulin-pump therapy with a threshold-suspend feature reduces nocturnal hypoglycemia over a three-month period, according to a study published ...

Cardiology

Higher acute aortic dissection risk with lower-volume care

(HealthDay)—The mortality risk from emergency repair of acute aortic dissection is double when performed by lower-volume providers, according to research published in the May issue of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Multiple cone-beam scans fall within acceptable ranges

(HealthDay)—The radiation dose imparted to patients undergoing multiple intraoperative lumbar single cone-beam computed tomography (CT) scans is within the dose range that patients receive during a single fan-beam abdominal ...

Other

Clinical trials published almost two years after completion

(HealthDay)—Clinical trials are published, on average, almost two years after completion, with time to publication affected by the funding source, number of trial participants, and journal impact factor, according to a ...

Other

Increased serum metal levels after lumbar disc replacement

(HealthDay)—Serum metal levels of cobalt and chromium are elevated at all postoperative time points up to 36 months following metal-on-metal lumbar disc replacement, according to research published in the November issue ...

Diabetes

Two distinct high-risk diabetes populations ID'd in children

(HealthDay)—Children with high-risk A1C (hrA1C) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) define different populations, with differentially increased risk markers, according to research published online Nov. 27 in Diabetes Care.

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