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Avoiding Full-Blown Diabetes Cuts Cardiovascular Risk
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Midlife increases in fasting glucose with conversion to diabetes are associated with higher cardiovascular disease risk, according to research published online Jan. 7 in Diabetes Care.
Few Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Meeting HbA1c Goals
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Only one in five children and adults with type 1 diabetes in the United States achieve American Diabetes Association goals for glycated hemoglobin, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics.
Machine Learning Methods Can Detect UTI in Dementia Patients
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Algorithms that combine Internet of Things technologies and in-home sensory devices with machine learning techniques can be used to monitor the health and well-being of people with dementia, according to a study published online Jan. 15 in PLOS ONE.
Assessment Tools Aid Risk Planning at Nursing Homes
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Better use of risk assessment tools, like the Changes in Health and End-stage disease Signs and Symptoms score, can help nursing homes identify which new residents are at risk for hospitalization or death within the first 90 days after admission, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.
Elevated C-Reactive Protein Linked to Increased Risk for Incident Heart Failure, All-Cause Mortality
UACR, UPCR Provide Indistinguishable Prognostic Information in CKD
Multicomponent Interventions Offer Little Impact on Fall Risk
Use of SAMA, SABA Linked to Cardiovascular Events, Mortality in Asthma, COPD
Screening + Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program Aids Nurses" Mental Health
Number of Health Care Workers Has Increased 198.5 Percent Since 1990
Therapeutic Hypothermia Duration Explored in Comatose OHCA Survivors