According to WalletHub, Mississippi tops the list as the best state for doctors. Closely followed by Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota. The worst state for docs? The District of Columbia, with New York, Rhode Island, and Maryland close behind. To make these comparisons, WalletHub’s analysts compared all the states across 11 key metrics with data...
Endocrine Society Issues New Recommendations on ACA & Diabetes
In the United States, slightly more than half of all adults with diabetes receive guideline-consistent care. A smaller proportion has adequate cardiovascular risk factor control. Current care of individuals with diabetes and its complications and comorbidities exemplifies many of the challenges facing the U.S. healthcare system. Based on the care costs relative to the outcomes achieved, Americans deserve greater value for...
According to an article in Health Day News, an experimental device created by Korean researchers might one day literally take the pain out of managing diabetes. A patch — not unlike those to aid in smoking cessation or motion sickness — could be used to monitor blood sugar levels via sweat, and delivers the diabetes...
Advise & Consent: Talking to Obese Patients About Their Weight
Obesity is such a sensitive issue that many physicians avoid discussing it. Here are some tips on the right (and wrong) ways to broach the subject. Talking to patients about their weight is a critical task that many physicians find difficult — and even embarrassing. Too many physicians find it so uncomfortable that they avoid...
ENDO 2016 Preview: Bringing the Bionic Pancreas to the Presidential Plenary
After years of research and trials, could the bionic pancreas finally be ready to hit the market? Diabetes is a perennial area of research in endocrinology, but scientists are now on the precipice of a new era of treatment options. To introduce some of the most revolutionary advances, the Presidential Plenary at ENDO 2016 in...
When clinicians learn techniques that foster communication with patients, the results can be greater compliance, improved outcomes — and even increased physician satisfaction. Many physicians consider this the hardest procedure to master in order to treat patients successfully: empathy, with its essential component, communication. “People think that there is a hard part of medicine and...
Medtronic and IBM Watson Unveil Cognitive Diabetes App Concept at CES
Yesterday at CES, Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak took center stage during IBM CEO Ginni Rometty’s keynote address to unveil a research prototype concept for a first-of-its-kind cognitive app designed to help detect important patterns and trends for people with diabetes. The yet-to-be-released app is being designed to provide relevant, real-time insights and coaching to help... Without referrals, many endocrinology practices simply would not exist. Knowing the ins and outs of navigating the referral landscape is vital to ensuring your own practice’s successful future. Referrals from other physicians play an important part in the successful endocrinology practice. From patient recruitment through quality control, and even as a measure of prestige, they...
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