Veterans with type 2 diabetes improve blood sugar control using telehealth
CHICAGO--A telehealth program for diabetes self-management not only shortens the wait to talk to a physician specialist versus an in-person visit but also results in...
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Glucose monitoring helps prevent hypoglycemia in hospitalized heart disease patients
CHICAGO--Hospitalized patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) may need frequent glucose monitoring to prevent hypoglycemia and death, new research reports. The results will be...
Too few women with diabetes receive recommended preconception counseling
CHICAGO--Not enough women of childbearing age who have diabetes are receiving the recommended preconception counseling, a new study suggests. The findings will be presented in...
Estrogen may reduce disordered eating in female athletes with irregular periods
CHICAGO--Giving one year of estrogen replacement to female athletes with exercise-induced menstrual irregularities improves drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction and uncontrolled eating, a new stud..
Clinical medicine training prepares medical students to treat transgender patients
CHICAGO--Medical students who are specifically trained in clinical transgender medicine are better prepared to treat transgender patients, a new study from Boston University School of...
Roux-en-Y surgery linked with more non-vertebral fractures than adjustable gastric banding
CHICAGO--Patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery may be at greater risk for non-vertebral fracture than those having adjustable gastric banding (AGB), a new population-based...
Exposure to low levels of BPA during pregnancy can lead to altered brain development
CHICAGO -- New research in mice provides an explanation for how exposure to the widely used chemical bisphenol A (BPA) during pregnancy, even at levels...
Prenatal exposure to plasticizer may affect male fertility in future generations
CHICAGO -- Chemicals found in a variety of routinely used consumer products may be contributing to the substantial drop in sperm counts and sperm quality...
Chemicals in lavender and tea tree oil appear to be hormone disruptors
CHICAGO--A new study lends further evidence to a suspected link between abnormal breast growth in young boys--called prepubertal gynecomastia--and regular exposure to lavender or tea...
Endocrine Society awards inaugural Baxter Prize to women’s health entrepreneur
CHICAGO--French physician and researcher André Ulmann, M.D., Ph.D., won the Endocrine Society's first-ever John D. Baxter Prize for Entrepreneurship for his advances in women's health...
Experts issue recommendations to improve testosterone prescribing practices
Chicago, IL--New scientific evidence has strengthened the case for reserving testosterone therapy for well-documented cases of hypogonadism, a condition where the body does not produce...
UCalgary researchers develop portable brain imaging system to shed light on concussions
Credit: Pauline Zulueta/Cumming School of Medicine It's one of the most talked about injuries in sport today, concussion. Yet, there is no accepted way to...
Researchers advise the use of anesthesia in fetuses from 21 weeks of gestation
Credit: University of Seville / Hospital Virgen del Rocío Although the problem of whether foetuses are able to feel pain or not is still controversial,...
Not having a regular doctor affects healthcare quality for older adults
March 16, 2018 - About five percent of older adults on Medicare don't have a "personal physician," and this group scores lower on measures of...
Optimizing MS care — Mission of the consortium of multiple sclerosis centers
Credit: CMSC March is MS Awareness Month and the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis (CMSC) has partnered with leading organizations, accredited content providers, and its membership...
