Favorable Trends for Lipid Levels in US Youths From 1999 to 2016
Favorable temporal trends were observed for lipid levels in youths in the United States.
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How Crowd-Sourced “Looping” Technology Is Changing Care for Type 1 Diabetes
Years before the first closed-loop insulin delivery system was approved, patients with diabetes had already been implementing the technology into their own care.
Obesity Does Not Increase ICU Mortality Rate in Acute Respiratory Failure
Researchers examined whether obesity is a factor in the mortality of patients with acute respiratory failure that requires intubation.
Family Planning, Fertility, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Researchers found data that support many reasons for infertility in both men and women with rheumatoid arthritis. For the best chance for a successful pregnancy outcome, it is suggested that being on well controlled safe, anti-rheumatic drugs for at least 3 to 6 months prior to pregnancy provides the best chance for women patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Improving the Patient-Provider Relationship Through Video Telemedicine
Kaiser-Permanente Northern California recently integrated video telemedicine functionality into their healthcare delivery system.
Poor Glucose Control Associated With Worse FEV1 Recovery Rates in CFRD
The investigators of this study sought to assess whether short-term glucose control affects FEV1 recovery during acute pulmonary exacerbation in patients with cystic fibrosis-related diabetes.
Physical Disease, Inflammation Linked to Suicide Risk in Depression
The risk for suicide attempt is 14.9-fold greater for patients with 3 physical diseases compared with individuals with no physical diseases.
Social Monitoring: How the FDA Mined Social Media to Gain Insights About Patients With Diabetes
Dr Christine Lee discusses her work on how to capture the patient’s voice by using multiple data sources, such as unstructured FDA archival data and social media.
Lower Body Mass Index in Teens Negatively Associated With Acne
Investigators sought to determine a link between body mass index and acne in this study of youths who reported for obligatory military duty between 2002 and 2015.
Final Height Impaired in Cystic Fibrosis After Rapid BMI Increase in Childhood
Final height was impaired in boys with cystic fibrosis who experienced a rapid increase in body mass index between the ages of 1 and 6.
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