Safety Concerns Turn FDA Panel Thumbs Down for Novel CKD-Anemia Drug Advisory committee rejected oral anemia drug for dialysis and non-dialysis patient populations Jul 16, 2021
'Acceptable' Lead in Drinking Water May Still Be Harmful to Patients With CKD No safe amount of lead in water for those with kidney disease, researchers warn Jul 15, 2021
Scarring on an Otherwise Normal Heart: Reassuring Data Emerge Phenomenon tied to very low burden of major arrhythmic events Jul 14, 2021
Academic Cardiologists Singled Out for Gender Equality Problem Women still poorly represented, paid in procedural internal medicine specialties Jul 12, 2021
Walmart's Low-Price Insulin Is a Band-Aid on a Broken System Exorbitant drug pricing and inaccessible care require government intervention Jul 11, 2021
Finerenone OK'd for Slowing Kidney Disease in T2D Drug also indicated for cardiovascular event risk reduction Jul 09, 2021
FDA Piles on New Warnings for Blood Volume Expanders Hydroxyethyl starch products shouldn't be used for low blood volume unless no other options exist Jul 09, 2021
Skin Rash Should Be a Huge Red Flag for LVAD Recipients, Group Says New phenomenon suggests perils of not performing biopsy in time Jul 07, 2021
COVID Surges Emerge; FDA Warns About Chantix; Lions, Tigers, Bears Get Vaxxed A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jul 06, 2021
Regenerative Therapy Makes Headway in HF ... in the Right Patients Study of autologous skeletal cell-patch implantation in Japan Jul 02, 2021
CDC Study: Income-Related Inequalities Widening in Diabetes Disparities differed by sex and age group Jul 01, 2021
ADA 2021 Roundup: SoliMix Trial; Byetta for Teens; Driving in Hypoglycemia Noteworthy research from the American Diabetes Association virtual meeting Jun 30, 2021
Genetics, Socioeconomic Factors Each Tied to Diabetes and Obesity People with highest risk genetics more than 15 times more likely to have T2D Jun 30, 2021
Liraglutide and Insulin Come Out on Top for Glycemic Control in GRADE study Head-to-head comparison could help individualize treatment Jun 29, 2021
Resmetirom Delivers Promising Outcomes in NASH Without Invasive Follow-Up Real-world study also identifies noninvasive markers for treatment response Jun 29, 2021
First TTS Case After mRNA Shot; Fake Fellow Strikes Out; Disappearing Pacemaker Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jun 29, 2021
Investigational GLP-1 RA Cuts Heart, Renal Risk in Vulnerable Diabetes Patients Exendin-4-based drug succeeded in cardiovascular outcomes trial Jun 28, 2021
180-Day Continuous Glucose Monitor Shows Promise in Adults With Diabetes Implantable Eversense system demonstrates accuracy in prospective study Jun 28, 2021
Hospitalization Rates for New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes in Kids Took Off During Pandemic "COVID-19 disrupted our lives in more ways than we realize" Jun 26, 2021
Combo GIP/GLP-1 Drug Superior for HbA1c Reduction in T2D 40-week trial compared tirzepatide head-to-head with injectable semaglutide Jun 25, 2021
'Modest' Erectile Dysfunction Benefit With GLP-1 Agonist Dulaglutide didn't improve pre-existing symptoms, but did prevent some new cases Jun 23, 2021
Best Pediatric Endocrinology Hospitals; Standards of Diabetes Care Updated News and commentary from the endocrinology world Jun 20, 2021
First Close Look at Presumed Myocarditis Cases After COVID Vaccination Case reports suggest a favorable clinical course after hospitalization Jun 17, 2021
Best MIS-C Treatment? Murky Picture Emerges Large U.S. and international surveillance data series come to conflicting conclusions Jun 16, 2021
Early Vax Myocarditis Data; Novel RAAS Inhibitor; Star Athletes Collapse Mid-Game Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jun 14, 2021
What Leads to Patients With Diabetes Relapsing After Bariatric Surgery? Risk factors included longer diabetes duration, higher preop HbA1c in Swedish study Jun 14, 2021
Nearly a Five-Fold Difference Between States in Use of Bariatric Surgery Weight loss procedure underutilized in areas with highest obesity prevalence Jun 13, 2021
Patients with Class I Obesity Still Benefit from Weight-Loss Surgery It may be time to update NIH-established indications for bariatric surgery, experts say Jun 12, 2021
More Insight on Which Kids Are Most at Risk for Severe COVID-19 Large database helps inform differences in pediatric illness patterns Jun 07, 2021
Acalabrutinib Offers Less Wear and Tear on the Heart in CLL Patients BTK inhibitor had less cardiotoxicity than ibrutinib, but similar efficacy Jun 07, 2021
Diabetic Man With Sclerosing Mesenteritis Experiences Glycemic Control With Steroids Case authors report an unexpected paradoxical effect Jun 07, 2021
Troponin Testing Presents Problems in Kidney-Impaired People High-sensitivity assays work but may flag many patients unnecessarily Jun 07, 2021
Op-Ed: Does Your Patient Really Have Diastolic Dysfunction? The Skeptical Cardiologist highlights the confusion in "diastology" Jun 05, 2021
Medtronic's LVAD Pulled From Market Due to Neurological, Mortality Risks Physicians must stop implanting the HeartWare system, says FDA Jun 03, 2021
Heart Risk With Gender-Affirming Tx; Burden of Thyroid Eye Disease; T1D Care Gaps More notable research from the AACE 2021 virtual meeting Jun 01, 2021
High Frequency Spinal Stimulation Succeeds in Diabetic Neuropathy Pain relief was significant and durable in SENZA-PDN trial May 29, 2021
COVID-19 in Diabetes: What Mediates Risk? Certain clinical factors tied to higher chance of severe infection May 28, 2021
Drug to Delay T1D Gets Tepid Endorsement by FDA Advisors Feelings mixed on safety and efficacy evidence for novel biologic May 28, 2021
Op-Ed: Let's Stop Equating Female and Male Bodies Medical tech needs to account for how gender agnostic conditions affect women differently May 27, 2021
FDA Restricts Ocaliva Use in Primary Biliary Cholangitis Liver failure, need for liver transplant reported in patients with advanced cirrhosis May 27, 2021
