VIDEO: Asymptomatic pancreatic cysts rarely became malignant
Only 1% of adults with asymptomatic neoplastic pancreatic cysts developed invasive pancreatic adenocarcinoma after more than 5 years of follow-up, according to a multicenter retrospective study... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - June 1, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Initial monotherapy safe in type 2 diabetes but must be abandoned quickly if ineffective
ORLANDO – Starting a patient with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus on a single agent is a reasonable approach, but leaving them too long on monotherapy that proves ineffective is... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - May 27, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
FDA panel recommends two new combo injectables for diabetes
In back-to back advisory committee hearings, the Food and Drug Administration received recommendations for approval of two new combination medications to treat type 2 diabetes. The two medications... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - May 26, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Statins, but not aspirin, linked to lower pancreatic cancer risk
SAN DIEGO – Statin use, but not aspirin use, showed a protective effect against pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in a large prospective case-control study.
“There also appears to be no... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - May 25, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Resection of recurrence shows survival benefit for adrenocortical carcinoma
BALTIMORE – Patients who have recurrent adrenocortical carcinoma appear to have one option to increase their survival: surgery that includes complete tumor resection – but it may a viable path only... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - May 25, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Accuracy of gene test for thyroid nodules questioned
BALTIMORE – Biopsy results from a commercially available genetic test for ruling out malignancy of thyroid nodules may not provide reliable answers to clinicians and patients.
When fine-needle... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - May 24, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Gas-filled gastric balloons achieve weight loss
A gas-filled gastric balloon may promote weight loss more effectively than does its water-filled cousin, according to data from a randomized study that was presented during a teleconference in... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - May 24, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Judge says feds overstepped on ACA cost-sharing subsidies
The Obama administration suffered another legal judgment against the Affordable Care Act when a district court judge ruled that the government has wrongly spent billions of dollars to repay insurers... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - May 23, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Metabolic factors associated with pancreatic NETs
SAN DIEGO – Diabetes (not recent onset), obesity, and gallstone disease were associated with the occurrence of sporadic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNET) in the prospective, case-control... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - May 23, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Obesity is diverticula risk factor in women, not men
SAN DIEGO – Obesity is a risk factor for colonic diverticulosis among women but not men, while a low-fiber diet was not found to be a risk factor in a recent study reported at the annual Digestive... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - May 21, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
VIDEO: Telehealth program cuts cost, hospitalizations for chronic patients
It’s well known that complex, chronic patients are some of the costliest patients in the health care system and utilize a disproportionate amount of health care resources.
To address this... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - May 20, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Residents’ Corner: Racing against burnout
At 6 a.m., after eight admissions back to back, I feel like I can’t stay awake any longer. I desperately need a nap. I have 30 minutes before my next admission, but I know I’m not going to rest. I... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - May 20, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Diabetic foot ulcers linked to cognitive decline
Among patients with type 2 diabetes, those with foot ulcers show cognitive impairment across all domains when compared with those without, according to a report published in Diabetes Care.
In what... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - May 19, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Adrenal gland tumors linked to ADHD diagnosis
Pediatric patients diagnosed with pheochromocytomas (PHEO) or paragangliomas (PGL) were nearly three times as likely to also carry a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - May 19, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
FDA alert: Canagliflozin use may be associated with toe, foot amputations
Interim safety results from an ongoing clinical trial found an increase in leg and foot amputations, mostly affecting the toes, in patients treated with the diabetes medicine canagliflozin, according... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - May 18, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
