No reference criteria can definitively distinguish patients with primary aldosteronism and subclinical Cushing syndrome from those with these conditions alone.
In older adults who are long-term residents of nursing homes, there is no significant association between bisphosphonate use and Clostridiodes difficile infection.
An ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography can determine the presence of unauthorized drug substances in health foods and herbal products used in treating conditions such as gout and osteoporosis.
In patients with hyperthyroidism, treatment with radioiodine is not associated with incident cancer in long-term follow-up.
In patients with type 2 diabetes, treatment with liraglutide does not affect bone resorption and preserves hip bone mineral density, even with weight loss.
Researchers assessed the long-term effect of diabetes on risk for the development of heart failure.
All components of metabolic syndrome were linked to greater risk for recurrent venous thromboembolism.
Compared with patients with transient congenital hypothyroidism, patients with permanent disease were on a higher levothyroxine dose at discontinuation.
Maternal TSH levels >4 mIU/L are associated with increased risks for prematurity and neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.
Faster increases in bone turnover during the menopausal transition are associated with an increased risk for fracture postmenopause.
