Diabetes

Top news of the day form across the health care landscape

Philadelphia's

Drug combination more effective on cancer cell proliferation.

Diabetes screening tests may be inaccurate, and can lead to over and under treatment.

Officials noted a 54% decline in kidney failure in this population between 1996 and 2013, more than any racial and ethnic group.

Novo Nordisk and Glooko will create a digital health solution for diabetes management.

Novo Nordisk and Glooko will create a digital health solution for diabetes management.

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are an emerging antidiabetic class that offer significant cardiovascular risk reduction.

$101 billion was spent on diabetes in 2013, which made it the top health spending category.

Fenofibrate plus statin could provide a novel treatment option for patients with persistant high cholesterol.

Group-based acceptance and commitment therapy increased likelihood of effective coping strategies in diabetes patients.

Group-based acceptance and commitment therapy increased likelihood of effective coping strategies in diabetes patients.

Metformin is recommended as the first-line therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes.

Although historically underused, metformin is now being reaffirmed as first-line therapy recommendation for type 2 diabetes. The American College of Physicians (ACP) released the updated clinical practice guidelines in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

The American Diabetes Association opposes the Affordable Care Act repeal without a replacement plan.

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.

Most quality indicators for diabetes care monitor risk factors to see if patients are reaching their target levels.

The most popular articles of the year from the American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits.

Top articles of the year on Specialty Pharmacy Times.

Pharmacists improve care for patients in many settings, especially for diabetes.

Many organizations use quality indicators to determine how well their clinicians work individually and together to ensure patients receive evidence-based care.

Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents are the criterion standard for diabetic macular edema.

Platypus and echidna venom contains a stable form of a hormone that could be used to improve diabetes treatment.

Hospitalization and death is more likely among individuals with diabetes when they contract influenza than when healthy individuals do, and so influenza vaccination uptake is an important area of scrutiny.

This year's top news regarding pharmacy benefit managers.