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Treatments explored to ease postviral symptoms of ME/CFS and long COVID
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“There aren’t cures, but there are many management techniques to improve symptoms.”
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Neuropathy drives hypoglycemia cluelessness in T1D
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- Miriam E. Tucker
People with type 1 diabetes may be unaware of hypoglycemia episodes because of peripheral neuropathy.
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Barrett’s esophagus: AGA screening update ‘goes above and beyond’
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- Miriam E. Tucker
New American Gastroenterological Association document suggests dropping GERD as a prerequisite for screening, among other advice statements.
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Hormone therapy didn’t increase recurrence or mortality in women treated for breast cancer
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Recurrence was increased with vaginal hormone therapy among those taking aromatase inhibitors.
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In the quest for a cure for type 1 diabetes, two companies merge
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
The type 1 diabetes advocacy organization JDRF said the acquisition “represents a significant stride in cures research for the type 1 diabetes...
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Cutting dietary simple sugars may relieve GERD symptoms
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- Miriam E. Tucker
This study may be the first randomized controlled diet intervention trial to examine carbohydrates by type and amount on symptomatic GERD.
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Childhood type 1 diabetes tests suggested at ages 2 and 6
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“This study is timely because recent successes in preventing type 1 diabetes highlight the need to identify the best candidates for intervention...
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Obesity links to faster fading of COVID vaccine protection
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The authors concluded that additional or more frequent booster doses are likely to be required to maintain protection among people with obesity...
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FDA approves Qsymia for treating teens with obesity
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The drug is the fourth to be approved for treating obesity in youth.
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Obesity linked to smaller testes and possible infertility
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- Miriam E. Tucker
If other studies confirm these results, pediatricians should begin routinely assessing testicular volume at all visits as is now done with height...
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New data, film highlight islet cell transplantation progress
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- Miriam E. Tucker
A new documentary shows the human side of islet cell transplantation research for type 1 diabetes and follows encouraging data presentations at...
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COVID-19 Pandemic stress affected ovulation, not menstruation
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The ‘experiment of nature’ that coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown produced several findings that call into question commonly held...
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Hypothyroidism: No more waiting to eat or drink with liquid thyroxine?
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Two manufacturers of liquid levothyroxine products now have data showing that patients with hypothyroidism could take these formulations and then...
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‘DIY’ artificial pancreas systems found to be safe, effective: CREATE trial
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- Miriam E. Tucker
So-called “do it yourself” artificial pancreas systems predate commercially available automated insulin delivery systems, but many people with...
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Avexitide promising for hypoglycemia after weight-loss surgery
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The GLP-1 receptor antagonist reduced all levels of hypoglycemia, by different measures, and in patients who had undergone different bariatric...