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Patient Preferences for Non-Insulin Diabetes Drugs
As type 2 diabetes has become a more manageable chronic condition, there has been a recent push to implement patient-centered care approaches for those with the disease. “Studies have shown that type 2...
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Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Cancer Survivors
Studies have shown that distress is common among people with cancer, but the types and causes vary. “Research shows that 20% to 25% of newly diagnosed cancer patients and/or survivors are at risk for...
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AACR 2015
New research was presented at AACR 2015, the American Association for Cancer Research’s annual meeting, from April 18 to 22 in Philadelphia. The features below highlight some of the studies that...
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Examining Diets for Patients With Diabetes
Studies of patients with type 2 diabetes have shown that a low-carbohydrate diet can achieve at least comparable reductions in body weight, blood pressure, and insulin concentrations when compared with...
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Type 2 Diabetes Phase 3 Research Study
[device] Refer your high-risk cardiovascular patients for study participation today! An innovative approach to delivering treatment that does not require needles or pills. ITCA 650 (exenatide in...
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Severe Chronic Bronchitis in Advanced Emphysema
Studies have shown that chronic bronchitis occurs in 18% to 45% of patients with COPD and is associated with a higher risk for exacerbations and hospitalizations as well as an accelerated decline in...
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Recommendations on Cardiac Imaging Radiation
The development of cardiac imaging technologies has revolutionized cardiovascular medicine by allowing for routine, non-invasive assessments of myocardial perfusion and anatomy. “Despite these...
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The ABI: Standardizing Measurements & Interpretations
When the ankle-brachial index (ABI) emerged in 1950, it was initially proposed for use as a noninvasive diagnostic tool for lower-extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD). Since then, studies have...
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Dedicated Hospital Observation Units to the Rescue
Along with growing demand, rising costs and lower payments have threatened the financial viability of many hospitals, resulting in ED and hospital closures and a mismatch of supply and demand for acute...
View ArticleTreatment Trends for Type 2 Diabetes
The burden of diabetes is expected to increase over the next few decades in the United States, with about one in three American adults projected to be at risk for developing the disease by 2050....
View ArticleDealing With Diabetes & Depression
Rates of depression are significantly higher for patients with diabetes, especially those who are elderly, when compared with people without diabetes. About 20% to 30% of patients with diabetes suffer...
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