Diabetes

The scientists on the panel will advise JDRF on policy and research priorities as the organization supports major initiatives to cure type 1 diabetes or manage the disease.

FDA had halted work on the study drug after 2 deaths in an unrelated trial.

The clinical trial across 3 sites in California and Washington state will involve 300 participants and report results in 2017.

Individuals with more than one diagnosis are more likely to report to a primary care physician than to a subspecialty physician.

Deploying the algorithm in EHRs on a widepread basis could help find up to 400,000 Americans with undiagnosed diabetes, the researchers say.

This study identified 4 distinct medication adherence trajectories and found that continuity of care was consistently associated with medication adherence in every trajectory group.

There are 2 dimensions to patient centeredness of diabetes care that Lonny Reisman, MD, the founder and chief executive officer of HealthReveal, will focus on during his keynote speech at Patient-Centered Diabetes Care 2016.

The authors conclude that being overweight is not without risk, and their findings come after other estimates see the burden of chronic kidney disease increasing in the United States.

The results amplify earlier work at UAB that showed verapamil reversed type 1 diabetes in mice. A clinical trial involving the drug in recently diagnosed patients with type 1 disease is still enrolling participants.

The report on the Traditional Foods Project is part of CDC supplement on reducing healthcare disparities.

Using surgery to promote weight loss and improve health is associated with improve mortality. This study sought information on whether survival benefits extended to patients at higher ages.

The study, while small, suggests a scalable solution that would allow payers address diabetes prevention and health disparities.

Innovation has remained high on the administration’s agenda, as is evident from the allocations to tackle climate changes as well as find treatments for devastating health conditions.

Mexico is the perfect example of how Coke and Pepsi are investing heavily in the next generation of soda drinkers, and the country has the highest rates of obesity in the world.

It is common for persons with mental illness to suffer comorbid conditions.

The authors note that not only are insulin costs making type 1 diabetes deadly in the poorest nations; high costs are the leading reason for diabetic ketoacidosis in the inner cities in the United States.

The top stories in managed care this week included increased insurer concerns over the sustainability of the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges, healthy policy experts convened in DC, and 2 warnings for women to heed regarding pregnancy.

The findings are troubling in light of other recent findings that connect obesity during pregnancy with autism.

Another study that suggests sitting is "the new smoking."

Coordinating mental health and treatment of chronic disease has gained traction since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

Medication adherence among patients with chronic conditions is estimated to cost $100 billion in North America.

Study finds a link between maternal obesity and diabetes and a significant increase in the risk of autism spectrum disorder in children.

The FDA has created the Drug Trial Snapshot, which provides details on the demographic profiles of participants in clinical trials of approved drugs.

The announcement said the collaborative seeks to raise the standards of care, address poor health statistics and find savings.

The report comes in a year of increased attention to the global obesity and diabetes crisis.

The mission is to eliminate daily insulin injections as well as complications for persons with type 1 diabetes.

With all the complexity in healthcare, it can be easy to lose track of what is important, which is helping the patient. However, Patient-Centered Diabetes Care brings the patient back into focus, David Brumley, MD, senior medical director at Tufts Health Plan, said after the 2015 meeting in Boston.

The update calls on primary care practices and health plans to have places to send those patients who screen positive for depression.

A systematic review of the impact and rationale for the selection of adjustment factors (case-mix factors) used to describe performance in diabetes care.

Researchers found that physicians often seized the "opportunity" to start dialysis if patients were in the hospital for other illnesses.