Safety Reassurance for Major Class of Diabetes Drugs Pooled trial data show no link to breast cancer Mar 24, 2021
Maintenance Semaglutide Keeps Shedding the Pounds Continued weight loss beyond 1 year while on drug; patients switched to placebo gained it back Mar 23, 2021
Cardiologist Coughs Up $2M for Unnecessary Procedures Dinesh Shah, MD, allegedly billed for tests that were unnecessary or never done Mar 23, 2021
Hyperglycemia Better Predictor of Severe COVID-19 Than Diabetes Study looked at hospitalized patient outcomes during early months of the pandemic Mar 22, 2021
Just How Common Is Readmission for Diabetic Ketoacidosis? Very -- in fact, "quite alarming," researcher says Mar 22, 2021
Op-Ed: Corn Money is Expanding America's Waistline Dear AMA, please lobby for investment in healthy produce Mar 22, 2021
Uneven Progress Closing Race Gap in Heart Health Urban areas more successful at narrowing disparities Mar 15, 2021
Vascular Surgeon Admits Doing Unnecessary Procedures Feng Qin, MD, will pay $800,000 and be excluded from Medicare for 4 years Mar 11, 2021
DOAC After Heart Valve Procedure? Registry defines prevalent use with mechanical and bioprosthetic valves Mar 08, 2021
Pre-TAVR Leaflet Cut Backed by Registry BASILICA procedure for people at risk of coronary obstruction Mar 06, 2021
Another Weight-Loss Trial Win for Weekly GLP-1 Drug Effective in diabetic patients with BMI as low as 27 Mar 05, 2021
Universal Definition of Heart Failure Proposed U.S., European, and Japanese societies seek to standardize classifications Mar 02, 2021
Low-Risk TAVR at 2 Years: Thrombosis Concerns Creep In PARTNER 3 showing trends toward convergence of outcomes with surgery Mar 01, 2021
GIP/GLP-1 RA Phase III Success; USPSTF Looking for Input News and commentary from the endocrinology world Feb 28, 2021
White Bread or White Rice? Glycemic Index Telling of CVD Risk Across Borders Observational study suggests role of diet in primary, secondary prevention alike Feb 24, 2021
Op-Ed: The Bitter Truth of USDA's Sugar Guidelines President Biden needs to "follow the science" and act now Feb 21, 2021
Dialysis Crisis in Texas: 'Catastrophic' Half of dialysis units across the state still suffering winter storm havoc Feb 18, 2021
Avacopan for ANCA Vasculitis: A New Treatment Paradigm? Remission rates not inferior to prednisone -- the "unthinkable" achieved Feb 17, 2021
Drinks, Drugs and Smokes Spell Early Heart Disease Amphetamines, cannabis, and cocaine posed the greatest ASCVD risk in the young Feb 16, 2021
First Drug Approved for Some HFpEF FDA doesn't set hard limits on ejection fraction in expanded indication Feb 16, 2021
Heart Failure Drug Tempers Heart Rate, Symptoms in POTS Promising results for people with hyperadrenergic subtype of the complex disorder Feb 16, 2021
Semaglutide Shines as Weight Loss Therapy "Unprecedented results" for patients with obesity in 68-week trial Feb 10, 2021
HIIT for HFpEF? Results Mixed in Exercise Trial Boosting intensity not obviously helpful Feb 09, 2021
Nutrition Status Tied to TAVR Outcomes Data support pre- and post-TAVR dietary interventions for the elderly Feb 05, 2021
The Physical Exam: Mitral Regurgitation This podcast episode tackles ascultation, vein inspection, heart palpation, pulse, and more Feb 05, 2021 podcast
Is it OK to Cut Back on Prednisone After Kidney Transplant? 15-year follow-up data support the use of early steroid cessation Feb 03, 2021
Promising Tissue Valve Tech Blocks Calcium Buildup Zero structural valve deterioration at 5 Years in the COMMENCE study Feb 01, 2021
Some of Last Year's Deferred Cardiac Surgeries Likely Still in Backlog Report describes effect of COVID on surgical case volumes, outcomes Jan 31, 2021
Combined Cath Approach No Match for Surgery for Aortic Stenosis, CAD Pacemakers increasingly an issue in TAVR plus PCI Jan 30, 2021
Opioids Concerningly Common for Diabetic Nerve Pain But overall prescriptions for pain meds have tapered off over the years Jan 28, 2021
Ozempic Seeking High Dose OK; Thyroid Cancer Overdiagnosed in Kids? News and commentary from the endocrinology world Jan 24, 2021
CMS Expands MitraClip Coverage by Medicare Transcatheter mitral valve repair for secondary mitral regurgitation can now be reimbursed Jan 20, 2021
Ventricular Tachycardia: The Cause Is the Key to Management Andrew Perry, MD, tackles the heterogeneity of VT with Melissa Robinson, MD Jan 15, 2021 podcast
Monoclonal Antibody Induces Weight Loss in Type 2 Diabetes Phase II trial reported decreased fat, increased lean mass Jan 13, 2021
Few Qualifying Medicare Patients Undergo Parathyroidectomy Less than a third with primary hyperparathyroidism had definitive operation Jan 06, 2021
Metformin Recalls Ballooned in 2020 Last addition to the list in November brought number to 254 products recalled Dec 29, 2020
Conservative Approach to Inpatient BP Spikes May Be Safer Oral, IV antihypertensives alike associated with worse outcomes Dec 28, 2020
Growth Hormones in Childhood Tied to Heart Problems Later On Women, those who were small for gestational age at highest risk Dec 21, 2020
