False Positive COVID Tests; Cannabis and Car Accidents Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes risk among kids with COVID Jan 15, 2022 podcast
Semaglutide vs Liraglutide -- Which Induces More Weight Loss? The GLP-1 receptor agonists go head-to-head Jan 11, 2022
Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Exceeded Expectations, and Supply Since its June approval, the injectable flew off shelves and into short supply Dec 29, 2021
Use of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Scarce in Type 2 Diabetes Particularly so for racial/ethnic minority populations Dec 17, 2021
Digital HTN, Diabetes Monitoring Program a Boon for Patients Program reports growth and better outcomes Dec 09, 2021
Type 1 vs Type 2 Youth-Onset Diabetes: Which Is Worse for the Eyes? One type had a higher risk for all diabetes-related ocular complications Dec 02, 2021
Another Study Confirms Gout Benefit With SGLT2 Inhibitors Gout risk reduction was significantly better than with DPP-4 inhibitors Nov 19, 2021
Weight Loss Win for Weekly Injections of Novel Amylin Agent in Early Trial Cagrilintide at least on par with liraglutide after 26 weeks Nov 18, 2021
Blood-Based Biomarkers Prove Mettle in Liver Disease Diagnosis Data part of initiative to qualify biomarkers to help diagnose fibrosis or NASH Nov 15, 2021
New Jardiance Indication? Bariatric Surgery for NASH; ICER Reviews Tirzepatide News and commentary from the endocrinology world Nov 14, 2021
More Good News for Empagliflozin in Patients With Heart Failure Slower renal function decline with SGLT-2 inhibitor in EMPEROR-Preserved trial Nov 06, 2021
Diuretic Bolstered Blood Pressure Control in Advanced CKD But some safety signals did arise in 12-week trial Nov 05, 2021
Liraglutide After Gastric Bypass Helped Stave Off Weight Regain The GLP-1 receptor agonist kept patients closer to nadir weight versus lifestyle management alone Nov 04, 2021
Novel Stent Gets 'Sweet' Victory in Diabetes Patients SUGAR trial shows superiority of polymer-free stent eluting fatty acid-bound sirolimus Nov 04, 2021
Childhood Obesity Is Soaring to New Levels Kids' weight has spiked during the pandemic, but it's part of a long-term trend Oct 30, 2021
No Benefit to Intensifying Diabetes Meds at Hospital Discharge Older adults discharged with intensified regimen had higher risk of severe hypoglycemia Oct 21, 2021
Ghrelin Aids Weight Loss; FDA Says Cut Salt; More Bariatric Surgeries With Medicaid News and commentary from the endocrinology world Oct 17, 2021
Birth Control Pills May Curb PCOS-Related Diabetes Risk Retrospective results lay groundwork for potential preventive treatment option Oct 14, 2021
FDA Nudges Restaurants, Food Manufacturers to Cut Sodium Voluntary guidance aims to reduce Americans' sodium intake by 12% Oct 13, 2021
Bispecific Antibody Compares Favorably With Anti-VEGF for Retinal Disease Similar visual acuity and safety with potential for extended dosing interval Oct 13, 2021
Insulins: Out With the Old, In With the New Patients with diabetes embraced insulin analogs, pen-based delivery over 5-year period Oct 12, 2021
Adverse Events Halt Gene Therapy Trial for Diabetic Macular Edema Three cases of irreversible vision loss, high rate of intraocular inflammation Oct 12, 2021
Early Steroid Switch May Improve Visual Acuity for Some DME Patients Significant improvement in vision, retinal thickening after inadequate response to anti-VEGF Oct 11, 2021
Back-to-Back Recalls for Medtronic Insulin Pumps Class I recalls on 600 series pumps and 500 series remotes Oct 06, 2021
Fewer Deaths After Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Gastric Bypass Authors estimate about 540 fewer deaths at 5 years if all patients chose sleeve Oct 06, 2021
Diabetes Risk With Breastmilk, Antidepressants, Weight Loss A roundup of noteworthy research from the EASD 2021 meeting Oct 04, 2021
Are Restaurants Exacerbating the Obesity Epidemic? Poor nutritional profiles and oversized portions are expanding America's waistline Oct 02, 2021
Gender Differences Seen With CV Prevention in Diabetes Clues from post-hoc analysis of the REWIND trial Oct 01, 2021
Why Bariatric Surgery's Mortality Risk Is Higher in Men Age, worse overall health at operation time appear to play a part Sep 30, 2021
Could a Bisphosphonate Prevent Type 2 Diabetes? Study finds association between alendronate use and future diabetes risk Sep 30, 2021
Healthy Lifestyle Keeps Dementia at Bay in Patients With Diabetes Maintaining control of risk factors neutralized excess dementia risk Sep 29, 2021
More Evidence for Taking Blood Pressure Meds Before Bed? Circadian BP patterns linked to long-term survival in people with diabetes Sep 29, 2021
Proxy Measure of Insulin Resistance Predictive of Stroke Study found relationship between estimated glucose disposal rate and first-time stroke Sep 29, 2021
$8B Price Tag for PCOS; Tymlos Label Update; Genetic Obesity Tx Seeks New Approvals News and commentary from the endocrinology world Sep 26, 2021
Prediabetes Tied to Doubled Risk of Major Depression in Dutch Study Check metabolic status of those with mood disorders and vice versa, researcher says Sep 23, 2021
Topical Cream Effective Against Diabetic Foot Ulcers Investigational compound regulates macrophages, is "active-healing alternative," researchers say Sep 03, 2021
Nonsteroidal MRA Drug Cuts Risks in Earlier Diabetic Kidney Disease Urine screening urged after trial shows benefit of treating cases with preserved kidney function Aug 29, 2021
New Heart Failure Guidelines Released, but Are They Already Out of Date? Results of EMPEROR-Preserved contradict guidance Aug 27, 2021
Deadly Arrhythmias Less of a Risk for HF Patients on Dapagliflozin DAPA-HF analysis further explores mechanism of SGLT2 inhibitor's heart benefits Aug 27, 2021
Heart Failure Again Takes Center Stage at ESC EMPEROR-Preserved, new guidelines, and more to come Aug 26, 2021
