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Islet transplants aided type 1 diabetes patients
Key clinical point: You’ll have to wait for the primary results, but secondary outcomes suggest success with islet-cell transplantation in a...
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DPPOS: Metformin showed no effect on cognition
Key clinical point: On long-term follow-up, there appear to be no cognitive differences among the treatment arms of the DPPOS. Major finding: At...
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Health care faces a long, bumpy ride
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Successful bariatric surgery also may improve urinary incontinence
Key clinical point: Obese women who report urinary incontinence may experience improvement or even resolution of symptoms after bariatric surgery....
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Waiving protections can affect payment investigations
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Hold the central lymph node dissection for small parathyroid tumors?
Key clinical point: Central lymph node dissection may not be needed for patients with small parathyroid tumors.Major finding: In a multivariate...
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Estrogen-containing OCs cloud measurement of ovarian reserve
Key clinical point: Estrogen-containing oral contraceptive use is linked with significantly reduced levels of ovarian volume, antral follicle...
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Check thyroid function in children with vitiligo
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Many patients with type 2 diabetes think insulin does more harm than good
Key clinical point: Find a way to help patients with type 2 diabetes deal with their misconceptions about insulin.Major finding: Of 100 patients...
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Hyperovulation before IVF linked to higher obstetric complication risk
Key clinical point: Hyperresponders to ovarian stimulation are at increased risk for low-birth-weight and preterm birth deliveries.Major finding:...
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Hemodialysis patients forget to take metabolic bone disease medications
Key clinical point: Discuss simple reminders, such as setting an alarm, to improve medication adherence for dialysis patients.Major finding: Over...