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What do young T1DM patients look for in ketone breath sensors?
What do young T1DM patients look for in ketone breath sensors?
08 Aug 2022 byTristan Manalac

Young patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) find the noninvasive nature of ketone breath sensor devices attractive, especially as compared with blood testing, according to a recent study. Still, concerns about such devices remain, including their ease of use, accuracy, and affordability.

What do young T1DM patients look for in ketone breath sensors?
08 Aug 2022
Obesity, metabolic comorbidities linked to large hepatocellular adenoma, adenomatosis
Obesity, metabolic comorbidities linked to large hepatocellular adenoma, adenomatosis
07 Aug 2022

Obesity and metabolic comorbidities appear to be common among patients with large hepatocellular adenomas (HCAs) and adenomatosis, reports a study.

Obesity, metabolic comorbidities linked to large hepatocellular adenoma, adenomatosis
07 Aug 2022
Overweight, obesity do not worsen disease activity for children with IBD
Overweight, obesity do not worsen disease activity for children with IBD
05 Aug 2022

In children with newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), overweight and obese status are not associated with worse disease activity at 1 year after diagnosis compared with normal weight, results of a study have shown.

Overweight, obesity do not worsen disease activity for children with IBD
05 Aug 2022
Fezolinetant reduces hot flashes during menopause
Fezolinetant reduces hot flashes during menopause
01 Aug 2022
Timing of liquid LT4 intake doesn’t impact bioavailability
Timing of liquid LT4 intake doesn’t impact bioavailability
01 Aug 2022 byElvira Manzano

Bioavailability studies presented at ENDO 2022 showed that patients with hypothyroidism can safely take the liquid formulations of levothyroxine (LT4) 15 or 30 minutes before meals, without having to worry about food effect on bioavailability.

Timing of liquid LT4 intake doesn’t impact bioavailability
01 Aug 2022
Thyroid hormone sensitivity tied to advanced liver fibrosis in NAFLD
Thyroid hormone sensitivity tied to advanced liver fibrosis in NAFLD
30 Jul 2022

In euthyroid patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), higher values of thyroid hormone sensitivity markers, such as the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) index (TSHI) and thyroid feedback quantile-based index (TFQI), appear to aggravate the risk of advanced fibrosis, a recent study has found.

Thyroid hormone sensitivity tied to advanced liver fibrosis in NAFLD
30 Jul 2022