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COVID-19 has brought more complex, longer office visits
Patients’ increased mental health needs and worsened chronic conditions have practices playing catch-up and expanding teams to ease demand.
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Elder Patients With Diabetes at Higher Risk for Cancer Surgery
New research suggests that the combination of aging and diabetes may be risk factors for cancer surgery and hospitalization.
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A New Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes; The Problem of Chemotherapy for Oldest-Old Patients; Clarithromycin and Cardiovascular Events
Canagliflozin, a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, approved by the FDA, works differently from other diabetes drugs: It blocks...
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OnabotulinumtoxinA for Bladder Problems; Older Cancer Patients Not Getting Full Treatment; Vitamin B Reduces Diabetic Neuropathy
OnabotulinumtoxinA is thought of mostly as a treatment for facial wrinkles, but it's also approved for other medical conditions, including...
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Evaluation of Vitamin D Supplementation in a Veteran Population
Vitamin D deficiency is implicated in several different diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mental illness, multiple...
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Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with the development of rickets (a disease leading to soft bones and skeletal deformities), but research...