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Hospitalized adults with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk for future cardiovascular events with a dramatic decline in HbA1c coupled with long-term high glucose levels as measured by skin autofluorescence, according to study data. “Skin autofluorescence may help to define priorities in uncontrolled type 2 diabetes,” Vincent Rigalleau, MD, PhD, head of the diabetology unit, department

While surgeons should keep in mind the development of future antimicrobial resistance, results showed extended oral antibiotic prophylaxis is a cost-effective option for reducing prosthetic joint infection after total joint arthroplasty.Researchers used a break-even economic model to calculate the absolute risk reduction (ARR) in infection rate necessary for extended oral antibiotic prophylaxis

In children with epilepsy who discontinue anti-seizure medications, the risk for seizure relapse was significantly associated with younger age at diagnosis, according to a study published in Epilepsy & Behavior. “Epilepsy is an extremely heterogeneous disorder. The clinical characteristics, etiology, radiological findings, the severity of disease and treatment vary from patient to

In Canada, the poorest residents were 3.8 times more likely to die of opioid-related causes than the country’s richest residents, a study published in Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada showed. Wasem Alsabbagh, PhD, assistant professor in the school of pharmacy at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, and colleagues sought to examine the connection between

LONDON — Noninvasive testing may predict clinically significant portal hypertension and other outcomes in patients after hepatitis C virus cure, according to research presented at the International Liver Congress.

In patients with early psoriatic arthritis who are naïve to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, swollen joints are a better predictor of synovitis than tender joints, according to data published in Rheumatology Advances in Practice.

Published results showed use of a titanium posterior lumbar cage for interbody fusion may be an effective alternative to polyetheretherketone cages regarding patient-reported outcomes and radiological parameters of surgical success. Byron F. Stephens II, MD, MSCI, and colleagues assessed patient demographics, disease characteristics, treatment variables, surgical details and all 90-day surgical

Acutus Medical announced the FDA clearance and commercial launch of its new left-heart access system for use with the Boston Scientific’s left atrial appendage closure device.According to a company press release, the system (AcQCross Qx) is the first transseptal system with an integrated needle and dilator to reduce the number of cross-septum needle and wire exchanges during left atrial

Healio Gastroenterology | To understand our position against joining a private equity-backed platform at this time, we must start with the basics — and that means considering our local situation.We are a six-physician, single-specialty gastroenterology practice with providers of an average age of 42 years. We work in a small urban and semi-rural market with a cohesive community of independent physicians and a

Smartphone-guided recommendations and instructions for self-prone positioning failed to promote adherence among nonintubated patients with COVID-19, according to findings published in Chest. “These results help to inform the use of self-guided prone positioning recommendations among nonintubated low acuity patients with COVID-19, inpatient smartphone-based interventions and self-prone