Healthcare News

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June, 2024

Continuous Glucose Monitors Gain Favor in Fighting Obesity

With continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) becoming vital tools for managing diabetes, the technology, soon to become available over the counter, is gaining popularity in off-label use to help people with obesity who may be on the verge of developing diabetes to reverse that path.

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April, 2024

FDA Clears Twiist Automated Insulin Delivery System for T1D

The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared the twiist automated insulin delivery system (Sequel Med Tech, LLC; Manchester, NH) for people aged 6 years or older with type 1 diabetes. 

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March, 2024

Hypertriglyceridemia in Young Adults Raising Red Flags

Persistent hypertriglyceridemia is linked to an increased risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) in young adults, independent of lifestyle factors.

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March, 2024

FDA Warns Online Vendors Selling Misbranded Weight-loss, Diabetes Drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has sent warning letters to two online vendors for selling unapproved and misbranded versions of semaglutide and tirzepatide, the active ingredients in popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs.

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January, 2024

Skin Reactions Common at Insulin Pump Infusion Sites

Skin reactions at insulin pump infusion sites are common among people with type 1 diabetes who use the devices and can lead to delivery failure, new research suggests.

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November, 2023

Common Medications Linked to Sudden Cardiac Arrest in People With Type 2 Diabetes

Use of some antibiotic and antipsychotic drugs increases the risk of sudden cardiac arrest among people with type 2 diabetes who do not have a history of cardiovascular disease, shows the first such analysis of real-world, primary care data.

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September, 2023

FDA Gives Ozempic Two Drug Safety–Related Label Changes

The hugely popular weight loss agent semaglutide (Ozempic, Novo Nordisk) received a pair of drug safety–related labeling additions from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in late September.

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April, 2023

7 Reasons to Get More Magnesium

Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in your body, and is the reason why vegetables are green. But few people fully appreciate the importance of this miraculous mineral.

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July, 2022

Eight Unexpected Health Benefits of Ginger

If you only think of ginger as a condiment that you eat with sushi, say "Hello" to the powerful therapeutic benefits this plant packs into its roots.