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On-label use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors seems to worsen the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), a new study has found.
Less than half of nursing home staff are willing to immediately take the vaccine for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and a few more are open to getting shots in the future, a recent study has found.
Obesity, particularly central obesity, seems to correlate with a more aggressive breast cancer phenotype, a recent study has found. The impact of breast volume, on the other hand, is less clear.
Orgasmic and erectile dysfunction appear to be relatively more prevalent among men with type 1 diabetes, reports a recent study.
Air samples of hospitals show frequent contamination with SARS-CoV-2 RNA, including toilets, staff areas, and the public hallways, a systematic review has found — suggesting that these areas deserve careful consideration for prevention of COVID-19 transmission.
Obeticholic acid is beneficial to primary biliary cholangitis patients with suboptimal response to ursodeoxycholic acid, significantly improving prognostic score with good tolerability, according to the results of an open-label study.
Overuse of routine preoperative medical testing by high-testing physicians results in delayed surgery and increased falls in patients awaiting cataract surgery, reveals a US study.
Fewer women with visual impairment (VI) undergo mammography screening for breast cancer compared to their counterparts without VI, a study has shown.
Older men do not engage less frequently in sexual intercourse, reports a new study. Instead, erectile function, orgasmic function, and duration of partnership seem to be more important factors.
Among patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), use of marijuana has no effect on 30-day hospital readmission for IBS-specific causes but may lower that for all causes, a study has found.
