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Once-weekly basal insulin nears market for type 2 diabetes
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“I feel that weekly insulins have the potential to become transformational as preferred options for basal insulin replacement in people with type...
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ADA: Screen all with type 2 diabetes for fatty liver disease
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The ADA now advises screening all adults with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, particularly those with obesity or cardiometabolic risk factors or...
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Surgery, radioactive iodine for hyperthyroidism up survival
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“I think this is something we need to take into our discussions with patients because treatment for hyperthyroidism is very much individualized...
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Scripts surge for desiccated thyroid extract to treat hypothyroidism
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Among first-time thyroid hormone prescriptions, those for DTE rose from 5.4% in 2010 to 10.2% in 2020.
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FDA OKs empagliflozin for children with type 2 diabetes
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- Miriam E. Tucker
This approval represents only the second oral treatment option for children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes after metformin.
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A ‘one-stop shop’: New guidance on hormones and aging
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Part of what we need to do is [provide] the evidence that we have, which includes evidence of when not to prescribe as well as [when] to prescribe...
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PCOS associated with shorter lifespan
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“I think we need to acknowledge that this is a health burden and not just a reproductive problem.”
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Big trial reassures on heart safety of testosterone in men
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
“The community of physicians who prescribe testosterone to men was waiting with bated breath” for the TRAVERSE results.
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Vitamin D deficiency: Can we improve diagnosis?
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“By measuring total plasma 25(OH)D – as we do right now in clinic – we cannot account for the impact of vitamin D binding proteins, which vary by...
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Once-weekly growth hormone somapacitan approved for children
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The European Medicine Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use adopted a positive opinion, recommending the product for replacement...
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Younger age of type 2 diabetes onset linked to dementia risk
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- Miriam E. Tucker
This new study is the first to examine the effect of diabetes in the relationship between prediabetes and dementia, as well as the age of diabetes...
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Could love hormone help psychological symptoms in AVD?
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“The findings ... pave the way to intervention studies assessing the effect of intranasal oxytocin in patients with [AVD] and better clinical care...
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FDA clears iLet bionic pancreas insulin delivery system
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Rather than entering specific carbohydrate counts, users only input whether the carbohydrate amount in the meal is “small,” “medium,” or “large...
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TransCon PTH nears U.S. approval for hypoparathyroidism?
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The drug was associated with independence from conventional calcium and active vitamin D therapy in most patients at 110 weeks.
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Noninvasive skin test may aid in Cushing diagnosis
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“After proper validation, it could help clinicians in cases which may not be straightforward and could serve as an additional” instrument in the...