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$Are bone fractures more common in non-meat eaters?$

Are bone fractures more common in non-meat eaters?

A new study has found that in comparison with people who eat meat, vegans, vegetarians, and pescatarians may be at a higher risk of hip fractures.

20 Nov 2020

The Prospects of Semaglutide for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Patients

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Jan Westerink about recent studies into Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide and its potential benefits for Type 2 Diabetes patients, that he and Novo Nordisk collaborated on.

From Syneos Health 20 Nov 2020

EULAR Consultation Service helps address rheumatic, musculoskeletal diseases

Chronic and often painful rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases disable millions of people in the EU and worldwide.

20 Nov 2020

Survey: Majority of patients favor eliminating processed meats in hospitals

A majority of hospitalized patients favor eliminating processed meats--including bacon, deli meat, and sausage--from hospital menus to reduce cancer risk, according to a new survey published in the Journal of Hospital Management and Health Policy.

19 Nov 2020

High cost of drugs could lead to more than 1.1 million deaths among Medicare recipients

More than 1.1 million Medicare patients could die over the next decade because they cannot afford to pay for their prescription medications, according to a new study released today by the West Health Policy Center, a nonprofit and nonpartisan policy research group and Xcenda, the research arm of the drug distributor AmerisourceBergen.

19 Nov 2020

Afro-Caribbean patients with end stage kidney disease more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19

Afro-Caribbean people with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) are more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than other ethnicities, a study has found.

19 Nov 2020

Texas Biomed awarded $1 million to evaluate MAb therapeutics for COVID-19

Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, was awarded $1 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to test the efficacy of human monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

19 Nov 2020

Pregnant women with COVID-19 have low risk of developing severe symptoms

Pregnant women who test positive for COVID-19 and their newborn babies have a low risk of developing severe symptoms, according to a new study from UT Southwestern.

19 Nov 2020

Scientists find significant differences in liver-related mortality rates in the U.S

When they set out to study local levels of death from liver diseases in the U.S., University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Emory researchers found significant differences in death rates even within the same state, according to a recently published study in Gastroenterology.

19 Nov 2020

Researchers find new link between incretin hormones and arteriosclerosis

Diabetes is currently treated using incretin hormones to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and other medical issues that the illness can trigger.

19 Nov 2020

SARS-CoV-2 is not associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes

A recent study examined the risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, finding that no severe adverse outcomes are expected to either party.

19 Nov 2020

Machine learning can fill significant gap in Canadian public health data

Machine learning can be used to fill a significant gap in Canadian public health data related to ethnicity and Aboriginal status, according to research published today in PLOS ONE by a University of Alberta research epidemiologist.

19 Nov 2020

Predictive model identifies neighborhoods that have greatest risk of COVID-19 infection

To help slow the spread of COVID-19 and save lives, UCLA public health and urban planning experts have developed a predictive model that pinpoints which populations in which neighborhoods of Los Angeles County are most at risk of becoming infected.

19 Nov 2020

Researchers assess consequences of decades of global nutrition transition

Just a handful of rice and beans - a part of our world is starved. Hawaiian Pizza and ice-cream - another part of our world is stuffed, throwing away food every day.

18 Nov 2020

Altered gut microbiota increases production of molecules that may contribute to type 2 diabetes

It is the bacterial changes in the gut that increase the levels of imidazole propionate, the molecule that makes the body's cells resistant to insulin in type 2 diabetes. This result emerges from a European study, MetaCardis.

18 Nov 2020

Experts highlight latest advancements in neurogenic classification and pain management

There have been significant advances in knowledge regarding the pathology, etiology, assessment, and treatment of several significant neurogenic pain disorders regularly encountered by neurorehabilitation professionals in both inpatient and outpatient care.

18 Nov 2020

Study sheds new light on how diabetes contributes to the development of Alzheimer’s disease

New research from the University of Eastern Finland explores the role of diabetes in the cellular and molecular changes underlying Alzheimer's disease.

18 Nov 2020

COVID-19's harmful neurological effects are more common in patients with hypertension, diabetes

Some patients with COVID-19 are at higher risk of neurological complications like bleeding in the brain and stroke, according to a study being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

18 Nov 2020

Diabetes and hypertension may increase the risk of COVID-19 brain complications

New data has revealed those with type 2 diabetes and hypertension are at an increased risk of neurological complications following infection with COVID-19.

18 Nov 2020

Algorithm-driven program improves cholesterol, blood pressure levels

Using a remotely-delivered, algorithm-driven program for disease management, patients experienced significant improvement in cholesterol and blood pressure levels, according to late-breaking research presented today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2020.

18 Nov 2020

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Are bone fractures more common in non-meat eaters?

The Prospects of Semaglutide for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Patients

EULAR Consultation Service helps address rheumatic, musculoskeletal diseases

Survey: Majority of patients favor eliminating processed meats in hospitals

High cost of drugs could lead to more than 1.1 million deaths among Medicare recipients

Afro-Caribbean patients with end stage kidney disease more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19

Texas Biomed awarded $1 million to evaluate MAb therapeutics for COVID-19

Pregnant women with COVID-19 have low risk of developing severe symptoms

Scientists find significant differences in liver-related mortality rates in the U.S

Researchers find new link between incretin hormones and arteriosclerosis

SARS-CoV-2 is not associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes

Machine learning can fill significant gap in Canadian public health data

Predictive model identifies neighborhoods that have greatest risk of COVID-19 infection

Researchers assess consequences of decades of global nutrition transition

Altered gut microbiota increases production of molecules that may contribute to type 2 diabetes

Experts highlight latest advancements in neurogenic classification and pain management

Study sheds new light on how diabetes contributes to the development of Alzheimer’s disease

COVID-19's harmful neurological effects are more common in patients with hypertension, diabetes

Diabetes and hypertension may increase the risk of COVID-19 brain complications

Algorithm-driven program improves cholesterol, blood pressure levels

Could beta-blockers be a potential treatment for COVID-19?

The American Lung Association say to wear masks to stop the spread of COVID-19; Here’s why

The Prospects of Semaglutide for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Patients

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