Heart Failure Drugs Can Be Unaffordable on Medicare, Study Finds Older adults are subject to cost-sharing and other medication coverage restrictions Jun 21, 2022
Want to Prevent Shortages of Lifesaving Products? Make federal agencies transparent and accountable Jun 18, 2022
Transplant Success Without Immune Suppressive Drugs Did small pediatric case series achieve the "Holy Grail" of transplant medicine? Jun 15, 2022
Doctor's Orders: An Rx to Curb Rising Drug Costs Here are three bipartisan provisions Congress can pass to improve pharmacoequity Jun 14, 2022
Prediabetes May Be an Independent Risk Factor for MI Findings reinforce importance of early screening and intervention, researchers says Jun 12, 2022
TAVR Pacemaker Rate Dips to Single Digits Nationwide, but Outlier Hospitals Remain Do worst-performing sites need more education about best practices? Jun 12, 2022
Fate of Transcatheter Tricuspid Devices: Will it Be Repair or Replacement? Many unanswered questions remain regarding devices for tricuspid regurgitation Jun 11, 2022
Bariatric Surgery and Cancer Risk; Obesity and Type 1 Diabetes Also in TTHealthWatch: using circulating DNA to guide colorectal cancer treatment Jun 11, 2022 podcast
TAVR Devices Keep Changing -- Is This Really Helping Patients? Clinical outcomes are headed in the right direction, but better research is needed Jun 10, 2022
Good News for Heart Failure Patients Getting COVID Booster Shots Group saw lower risks for hospitalization, ICU admission, death versus the unvaccinated Jun 09, 2022
ADA 2022: Racial Residential Segregation, DKA During COVID, and More Noteworthy research presented at the American Diabetes Association annual meeting Jun 08, 2022
Don't Ignore Depression in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Depressive symptoms and history of suicide attempts linked with higher HbA1c Jun 08, 2022
DIY Insulin Delivery System Safe, Effective for All Ages Users spent more time in target glucose range than those on sensor augmented pump therapy Jun 07, 2022
Concerning Trends in Vision Impairment for Adults With Diabetes? Steady decreases in the prevalence of patients with eye problems may be over Jun 07, 2022
T1D Patient Achieves Full Insulin Independence After Stem Cell Transplant But clinical trial currently under FDA hold as dosing is discussed Jun 06, 2022
Tirzepatide Reduced Albuminuria in T2D Patients With Heart Risk Subanalysis of SURPASS-4 trial compared the GLP-1/GIP agonist against insulin glargine Jun 06, 2022
Can Longstanding BP Meds Protect Against Brain Aneurysm Ruptures? RAAS inhibitors could be therapy of choice for those with hypertension and intracranial aneurysms Jun 06, 2022
Is Diabetes a Risk Factor for Long COVID? Possibly. Mixed results in seven-study scoping review Jun 05, 2022
Dulaglutide Improves HbA1c for Youth With Type 2 Diabetes Safety profile consistent with that reported in adults Jun 05, 2022
Tirzepatide Serves Up Major Weight-Loss Win in Patients With Obesity SURMOUNT-1 trial tested GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist in people without diabetes Jun 05, 2022
Adolescents With Obesity Risk Developing T1D in Adulthood Physicians should be aware of higher risk for type 1 and 2 disease, researchers say Jun 04, 2022
No Cardioprotection Seen With Long-Term Metformin or Lifestyle Intervention Both approaches "highly effective" in T2D, but not for preventing CV disease, expert says May 24, 2022
TAVR for Aortic Regurgitation Off to a Good Start in the Real World Yet some growing pains remain for the Jenavalve Trilogy May 21, 2022
No-Implant Shunt Eases HF Symptoms in Early Data Quality of life consistently improved across first-in-man studies May 20, 2022
TAVR Stays Its Course as 10-Year Durability Data Trickle In Glimpse of longer-term valve degeneration in early TAVR patients May 19, 2022
How Many More Diabetes Cases Will New Screening Recs Catch? Implementing ADA's 2022 guidelines may be "cost-prohibitive," researchers suggest May 17, 2022
Renal Denervation Responders Hint at Good Clinical Outcomes A taste of clinical outcomes data when a randomized trial is unlikely May 17, 2022
Diabetic Pain Relief Lasts With High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation Trial followed patients with Senza System for 18 months May 16, 2022
Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and CKD Face Poor COVID Outcomes Severity of kidney disease ups risk of ICU time, in-hospital mortality, and more May 15, 2022
First GLP-1/GIP Receptor Agonist OK'd for Type 2 Diabetes Injectable tirzepatide lands approval as an adjunct to diet and exercise May 13, 2022
Assessing Long COVID; Exercise to Slow Kidney Function Decline Also in TTHealthWatch: Failure of non-operative management of appendicitis in children May 07, 2022 podcast
Black Kids From Poorer Neighborhoods Hit Hardest by DKA Readmissions But even those in areas with better resources faced disparities versus other children May 05, 2022
Self-Monitoring BP of Little Help in Higher Risk Pregnancies But BUMP trials do not address role in routine prenatal care, experts say May 03, 2022
SGLT2 Inhibitor Safe for Kidneys in Hospitalized COVID Patients But trial may have been underpowered to see acute kidney injury differences Apr 29, 2022
Cognitive Impairment Tied to Heart Disease in REWIND Study At-risk patients with type 2 diabetes should receive preventive medications, researchers say Apr 21, 2022
Is a Combined Calorie- and Time-Restricted Diet Best? Trial randomized patients with obesity to double-restricted versus calorie-only-restricted diets Apr 20, 2022
How Often Does Prediabetes in Seniors Escalate to Full-Blown Disease? Study finds estimated annual progression rate to diabetes of 5.3% Apr 20, 2022
Who Is Really Driving Up Insulin Costs? More attention needs to focus on pharmaceutical middlemen Apr 18, 2022
In Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic Control Could Add Years to Life Controlling four biomarkers could add as much as a decade to life expectancy Apr 18, 2022
Improving Insulin Affordability Beyond Cost-Sharing Caps Drug price inflation penalties, rebates, and broader insurance coverage can help Apr 14, 2022