Diabetes & Endocrinology News

• Hypertensive Pregnancy Increases Dilated Cardiomyopathy Risk Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in first pregnancies double the risk for dilated cardiomyopathy, with the onset earlier than that in normotensive pregnancies.
  Medscape News UK, April 08, 2025
• Popular Urine Test Predicts Death Risk in Adrenal Adenomas This is the first study to demonstrate that 24 h-urine levels of normetanephrine serves as a consistent independent predictor of overall mortality in patients with adrenal adenomas.
  Medscape News UK, April 08, 2025
• Abortion Access Increased With Mifepristone Availability More than 90% of residents in Ontario have access to at least one abortion option, which improves patient care and reduces complications.
  Medscape Medical News, April 08, 2025
• WCM-EADO 2025 Melanoma’s Hidden Toll in Skin of Color Although melanoma primarily affects fair-skinned people, people with darker skin are also at risk but often go undiagnosed until the cancer has become more advanced.
  Medscape Medical News, April 08, 2025
• Study Strengthens Link Between Maternal Diabetes and Autism A large new study adds to evidence that diabetes during pregnancy is linked with an increased risk of brain and nervous system problems in children, including autism,...
  Reuters Health Information, April 07, 2025
• US Health Department Will Make New Fluoride Recommendation The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be reconvening an independent panel of health experts to make a new recommendation on putting fluoride in drinking...
  Reuters Health Information, April 07, 2025
• Primary Care Practices See Steady Rise in Diabetes Cases As diabetes cases soar in the US, physicians are sounding the alarm, especially in economically challenged regions. The push for intensive screening and proactive management has never been more critical.
  Medscape Medical News, April 07, 2025
• When Should You Refer a Patient With Diabetes to an Endo? Primary care doctors can treat most patients with diabetes, but occasionally, you may want to call in a specialist. Here’s how to decide.
  Medscape Medical News, April 07, 2025
• Rhythm Pharma's Drug for Rare Obesity Meets Late-stage Trial Goal Rhythm Pharmaceuticals said on Monday its drug Imcivree notably reduced weight in patients with a rare obesity disorder caused by damage to the brain, meeting the main goal...
  Reuters Health Information, April 07, 2025
• Diabetes Distress Linked to Autonomic Symptoms in Adults Diabetes distress positively correlates with increased symptoms of autonomic nervous system dysregulation in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.
  Medscape Medical News, April 07, 2025
• Study Links Obesity to Biologic Failure in Psoriasis A decade-long study finds that obesity is associated with a significantly increased risk for biologic treatment failure in patients with psoriasis.
  Medscape Medical News, April 07, 2025
• What Else Can GLP-1 Drugs Do for Your Patients? How GLP-1 analogs are reshaping diabetes care and obesity treatment and unlocking potential in cardiovascular, inflammatory, and neurological diseases.
  Medscape Medical News, April 07, 2025
• ACC 2025 WARRIOR Underscores Burden of Nonobstructive Angina in Women Because the trial ended up being underpowered, it did not show a benefit of intensive medical treatment, but there was a high rate of hospitalization in this population, which is not well understood.
  Medscape Medical News, April 04, 2025
• Alert FDA Approves First and Only Therapy for IgG4-RD The CD19+ B-Cell targeted therapy reduced flare risk by 87% in a phase 3 clinical trial.
  Medscape Medical News, April 04, 2025
• ACP-IM 2025 Switching to Tirzepatide Outweighs Upping Dulaglutide Dose The study finds better A1c lowering and weight reduction, but an expert clinician says practical issues may pose barriers.
  Medscape Medical News, April 04, 2025
• ATTD 2025 How Close Is Fully Closed-Loop Automated Insulin Delivery? At the recent ATTD 2025 meeting, participants discussed recent progress and remaining challenges in developing a fully closed-loop automated insulin delivery system.
  Medscape Medical News, April 04, 2025
• Preterm Birth Affects Adult Relationships, Fertility Adults born very preterm are less likely to form romantic partnerships and have children, according to a 40-year study tracking individuals into their mid-30s.
  Medscape Medical News, April 04, 2025
• Helping GLP-1 Patients Focus on Fat Loss vs Weight Loss To prevent muscle loss, more physicians are emphasizing the importance of fat loss vs weight loss for patients taking GLP-1 agonists.
  Medscape Medical News, April 04, 2025
• How Office Props Improve Patient Outcomes Showing patients props and other visual aids improves recall of information, motivates patients, said doctors who have expanded their ‘black bags.’
  Medscape Medical News, April 04, 2025
• Low sNRP-1 Levels Tied to Depression in Newly Diagnosed T2D Low levels of soluble neuropilin-1 are associated with depression in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, highlighting their potential as a biomarker for mental health in this population.
  Medscape Medical News, April 04, 2025