CPAP Turns in Mixed Results for Patients With Diabetic Eye Disease
Long-term use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) slowed the progression of eye disease in sleep apnea patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, a small randomized study showed, but patients who adhered to the intervention ended up with more retinal microhemorrhages. In the single-center trial, the group assigned to a year of CPAP atop usual care […]
Wide Variation in CGM Settings for Kids With Diabetes Signals Education Gaps
CHICAGO — Kids using continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) to manage their diabetes often do not have settings in place to alert them and their caregivers about out-of-range sugar levels, suggesting possible gaps in education and onboarding, real-world data showed. In a study that included 150 children and teenagers using CGMs for their type 1 or […]
Millions of People Could Lose Medicaid Starting in April
Due to pandemic-related continuous enrollment provisions, Medicaid rosters surged to over 90 million enrollees. On April 1, for the first time in 3 years, states will begin unwinding those provisions and disenrolling individuals no longer eligible for the program. While a majority of states have taken numerous steps to prevent those still eligible for coverage […]
Breast Cancer Control Similar With Intermittent, Continuous Endocrine Therapy
Intermittent or continuous extended adjuvant endocrine therapy led to virtually identical long-term survival in hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer, according to an updated analysis of a randomized trial. Disease-free survival (DFS) at 7 years was 81.4% with intermittent extended letrozole and 81.5% with continuous treatment. The results mirrored previously reported 5-year DFS, which also did […]