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Hopkins Medicine endocrinologist publishes first clinical practice review on diabetes management
New medicines for people who have diabetes seem to pop up all the time. Drugs that help the body break down carbohydrates, drugs that increase excretion of glucose in the urine, drugs that help muscles respond to insulin and drugs that stimulate the pancreas to produce it -; the list of pharmaceutical options to treat diabetes gets longer and longer.
The downside of this wealth of treatment options is that it can be difficult for health care providers to stay on top of the latest research and standards of care. Which medication is best for which patients? And what are the best medicines to prescribe that both lower blood glucose and reduce risk for cardiovascular disease?
Flu may play part in plaque-rupturing heart attacks
Thor Christensen, American Heart Association News
April 8, 2021
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Getting a flu vaccine can reduce the risk of a common type of heart attack in people 60 and older, according to new research that suggests the virus plays a role in rupturing plaque.
In a study published Thursday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers in Spain used data from five consecutive flu seasons and zeroed in on 8,240 people who had Type 1 heart attacks. They found flu and cold temperatures were each independently associated with an increased risk of that kind of heart attack, and flu shots could reduce that risk among people 60 and up.
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The Medical Device Manufacturers Association has joined 39 other healthcare stakeholders in voicing their strong opposition to an expansion of Medicare prior authorization requirements set to go into effect July 1.
MDMA and a broad coalition of surgeon groups sent a letter on Wednesday to Acting CMS Director Elizabeth Richter arguing that two new service categories in the 2021 Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center final rule cervical fusion with disc removal and implanted spinal neurostimulators will delay patient access to medically necessary procedures.
The medtech lobby wants CMS to delay implementation of the new requirements and outline a transparent process for future proposals that includes stakeholder feedback, Mark Leahey, MDMA s president and CEO, said in a written statement.