VIDEO: Proposed revision of medullary thyroid cancer staging improves risk-stratification analysis
BOSTON – An analysis of data from medullary thyroid cancer patients that partitioned the patients into groups with similar overall survival has spurred a rethink of the current American Joint... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - April 12, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
VIDEO: Weight cycling common following weight loss in obese individuals
BOSTON – Examination of weight-loss patterns in over 177,000 people has revealed that, regardless of the initial 6-month weight loss, after 2 years the majority of patients become “cyclers,” with... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - April 12, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
VIDEO: Childhood obesity predicted by infant BMI
BOSTON – Infants above the 85th percentile for body mass index at 6 months are up to nine times more likely to be severely obese by the age of 6, according to a Cincinnati Children’s Hospital <a... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - April 12, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
VIDEO: HOPE-3 bolsters primary prevention in intermediate-risk patients
CHICAGO – Results from the HOPE-3 trial confirm what guidelines have already recommended: patients with intermediate risk for cardiovascular disease should be treated for primary prevention of... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - April 12, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Androgen deprivation therapy linked to depression
Men on androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer are at significantly increased risk for depression, a risk that increases with duration of therapy, investigators report.
A review of... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - April 11, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Proactive endocrine screening urged for pediatric brain tumor survivors
BOSTON – More than a third of 419 children treated for brain tumors at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center later developed endocrine problems, according to <a... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - April 11, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
T2D patients on combination therapy benefit in switch from sitagliptin to liraglutide
BOSTON – Switching from sitagliptin to liraglutide, in combination with metformin, improved control of hypoglycemia and resulted in greater weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes, reported Dr.... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - April 10, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Early predictors of GDM identified in women with PCOS
BOSTON – A prospective cohort study of women with polycystic ovarian syndrome who developed gestational diabetes mellitus during pregnancy has implicated fasting blood glucose, non–high density... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - April 10, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
FDA requires labeling changes to metformin-containing drugs
Metformin can be used safely in patients with mild impairment in kidney function and in some patients with moderate impairment in kidney function, according to the FDA’s recent review of several... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - April 8, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
VIDEO: More routine use of unilateral thyroidectomy advocated for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
BOSTON – A study of over 60 years of patient data from the Mayo Clinic suggests a reconsideration of the routine use of unilateral thyroid lobectomy (UL) as the initial treatment for papillary... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - April 8, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
SURVEY: Telemedicine high priority, but reimbursement remains challenging
Nearly two-thirds of health care providers rank telemedicine as a top priority in 2016, a 10% increase from last year, according to a survey.
Telemedicine software company REACH Health surveyed 390... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - April 7, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Morning cortisol rules out adrenal insufficiency
BOSTON – A random morning serum cortisol above 11.1 mcg/dL safely rules out adrenal insufficiency in both inpatients and outpatients, according to a review of 3,300 adrenal insufficiency work-ups at... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - April 6, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
FDA adds safety warnings to certain type 2 diabetes medications
Type 2 diabetes medicines that contain saxagliptin and alogliptin may increase the risk of heart failure, especially in patients who already have heart or kidney disease, according to results from an... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - April 5, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Could value-based care raise False Claims Act liability?
As you begin to consider the switch to value-based care systems, be sure to safeguard against risks that could fuel false claims scrutiny by the government, legal experts advise.
A primary... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - April 5, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
EHR Report: Take your medicine!
“Drugs don’t work in patients who don’t take them.”
–C. Everett Koop, M.D.
While it would be hard to imagine accountable care organizations being able to get the data they need to... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - April 5, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
