Weight loss may improve fertility in anovulatory obese women
HELSINKI – A 6-month lifestyle intervention was associated with an increased natural conception rate in infertile anovulatory obese women, compared with infertile ovulatory obese women, although the... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 23, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Diabetes prevalence in U.S. adolescents is under 1%
The prevalence of diabetes among adolescents in the United States is estimated to be 0.8%, with more than a quarter of that group being undiagnosed, according to a research letter published in... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 23, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Weight loss boosts TNFi’s psoriatic arthritis efficacy
DENVER – Weight loss enhances responsiveness of patients with psoriatic arthritis to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors and should be part of routine care when using these drugs in this setting, Lianne... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 23, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
CMS seeks input on future of Open Payments program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking physician input on the Open Payments program.
The agency signaled its intent to gather information in its <a... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 21, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Feds sue to block mega-mergers by health insurers
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing to block two mega-mergers between four of the largest health insurers in the nation, claiming the alignments will harm competition and reduce patient... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 21, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Lessons learned from merging EHR systems
WASHINGTON – As practices merge, how hard is it to merge EHRs?
Even in what might seem to be the best circumstances, it can be a huge challenge, according to <a... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 21, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Jury still out on value of r-HGH with IVF
HELSINKI, FINLAND – Recombinant human growth hormone, or r-HGH, offered no advantage over placebo with respect to improving the live birth rate among poor-responding women undergoing in vitro... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 21, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Study examines long-term trends in type 2 diabetes medication use
NEW ORLEANS – Treatment options for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have increased markedly post metformin therapy, results from a long-term study suggests. However, the proportion of patients... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 20, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Supreme Court offers mixed take on false claim liability
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expands liability under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) could have both positive and negative implications for physicians accused of submitting false claims to the... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 19, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Resolving patients’ complaints
For most physicians, the resolution of patients’ complaints ranks second only to firing an employee on the Least Favorite Tasks List. With so many potential problems, and so many ways patients can... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 18, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Study shows no benefit with brief immobilization after IUI
HELSINKI, FINLAND – A brief period of immobilization after intrauterine insemination did not improve pregnancy rates and was actually associated with a slight reduction in the pregnancy rate in a... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 18, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Cost of end-of-life care peaks at age 73 years
The cost of end-of-life care for Americans on traditional Medicare is higher for those in their early 70s than for beneficiaries in their 80s or 90s, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
In... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 18, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Case report: Insulin pump therapy feasible in legally blind patients
NEW ORLEANS – Insulin pump therapy may be feasible and beneficial for select low-vision diabetes patients, results from a case report demonstrated.
“A significant complication of poorly controlled... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 17, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Infections, antibiotics more common in type 2 diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes are up to 55% more likely to experience hospital-treated infections and up to 30% more likely to receive an antibiotic prescription in the community setting, compared with... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 16, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Digital snake oil?
In what might have been a lecture from the early 19th century, CEO of the American Medical Association James Madara gave a fire and brimstone <a... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 15, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
