Patient Education via Social Media: Why One Young Clinician Advises, "Make Consistency Fun"
Getting patients to engage with educational social media postings can be tricky for clinicians. Here, a young clinician shares how consistent yet fun content can help.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 16, 2022
Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.
DiabetesWise Pro: Side-by-side, Feature-by-feature CGM Comparison, Plus More
DiabetesWise Pro founder highlights the 3 most beneficial website features to help clinicians compare all the available CGMs, delivery systems, AIDs, and smart pens.
Monkeypox: ACP Urges Primary Care to Understand the Threat, Prepare to Address the Risk
The American College of Physicians released guidance on how health care practitioners should deal with possible infections.
Insurance-mandated Weight Management Programs Prior to Bariatric Surgery Offer No Clinical Benefit
Insurance companies believe the required presurgical programs reduce complications and improve outcomes but a new study strongly suggests the opposite.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 15, 2022
Exercise Through the Ages: From Foraging to Sitting Still
Exercise began as foraging for survival for our hunter/gatherer forbears and is no less essential in our contemporary age of sitting and screen time. Take a quick trip through history.
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A 7-question Quiz for Primary Care Clinicians
How prevalent is NAFLD worldwide? What is the preferred treatment? And more questions to test your NAFLD knowledge.
How to Identify & Evaluate Chronic Kidney Disease Using eGFR and UACR: In brief
Primary care clinicians are critical to screening and caring for CKD. This "In brief" slide show reviews the 2 key lab tests used to diagnose the disease.
Antiobesity Medications May Support Long-term 10% Weight Loss, Suggests New Study
ENDO 2022: Findings from the long-term, real-world study of meds for maintenance of meaningful weight loss support wider uptake of the agents, authors say.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 14, 2022
Patients with Diabetes Face Higher Risk for Left-sided Valvular Stenotic Lesions
A new study found patients with T1D and T2D had a greater risk for stenotic lesions, whereas risk for valvular regurgitation was lower in those with T2D.
Older Adults Today More Likely to Have Multiple Chronic Conditions than Prior Generations
Baby Boomers had more chronic health conditions and more conditions at younger ages than older adults born at the end of the Great Depression.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 13, 2022
Novel FDA-cleared AFib History Software and Medication App Part of Newly Announced Apple Watch Update
Apple recently announced a new software release that will allow Apple Watch users access to health care-focused features and apps.
Prediabetes Independently Associated with MI, PCI, CABG: A "Wake-up Call," Study Authors Say
ENDO 2022: The large US analysis found persons with prediabetes had increased odds for heart attack of 25%, for PCI of 45%, and had nearly double the risk of having CABG.
Flash CGM Increases Time in Range for T2D Patients on Noninsulin Therapies Not at Goal HbA1c
ADA 2022: Use of flash continuous glucose monitoring in T2D patients not on insulin also reduced HbA1c and glycemic variability, a new study finds.
Healthiest and Unhealthiest Cities in America: A 2022 Ranking
WalletHub recently compared the most populated US cities to see which ones prioritize residents’ well-being. Find out which areas ranked healthiest and unhealthiest.
COVID-19 Updates: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of June 9, 2022
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Linked to Better Glycemic Control, Reduced Hospitalizations in Study of Veterans Health Administration Data
ADA 2022: Large national study found that CGM use had a positive effect on glycemic control and acute complications in T2D in the Veterans Health Administration.