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Overall medication adherence as an indicator for health outcomes among elderly patients with hypertension and diabetes [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objectives To assess overall medication adherence as an indicator for emergency room (ER) visits, hospitalizations, and mortality among elderly patients. Methods The study included individuals aged 75 to 90 years, diagnosed with diabetes or hypertension, who were treated with at least one antihypertensive, or antidiabetic medication in 2017.

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Key Facts GPs Should Know About GLP-1 Analogs

Family Medicine Initiative

Demand for new obesity medications like semaglutide (GLP-1 analogs) is high, but availability is low. Yes, one year after stopping the medication, patients regain ½ – ⅔ of their previous weight loss: What are other clinical benefits? mg or placebo in 2019. So, which patients should get them first? semaglutide 1.0

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Churning out of insurance among patients with diabetes served in US Community Health Centers [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Health insurance instability may be particularly challenging for patients with diabetes who need regular chronic care management to reduce the risk of diabetes complications. 46,844 patients were diagnosed with diabetes during study period. Having a prescription of insulin was not associated with likelihood of churning.

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Study shows substantial rise in type 2 diabetes among young people over the past 30 years

Medical Xpress

Rates of type 2 diabetes in adolescents and young adults globally rose substantially from 1990 to 2019, finds an analysis of the latest data from over 200 countries and regions in The BMJ today.

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Better Care Models Needed for Young Adults With Obesity

Physician's Weekly

Authors of an abstract presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 85th Scientific Sessions called for a holistic, chronic treatment model to support children and young adults with obesity. Guidelines recommend treating obesity with medications and lifestyle changes.” The data spanned from January 2019 to March 2024.

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Marine Microplastic Levels Linked to Cardiometabolic Disease Prevalence

Physician's Weekly

from the Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts, and colleagues geospatially analyzed microplastic concentration data within 200 nautical miles of the U.S. also from Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, said in a statement. Bhargav Makwana, M.D., coastline to calculate mean MMLs.

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Hyperinsulinemia Linked to Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Physician's Weekly

from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study from June 2019 to August 2023 at a single institution’s outpatient gynecology clinic involving 205 premenopausal women aged 18 to 54 years: 116 with AUB and 89 with normal menstrual cycles. . Salcedo, D.O., All rights reserved.