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Who is at risk to develop diabetes after Covid infection? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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In the year following a Covid-19 infection, some 40% of adults in one study developed new onset type 2 diabetes. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, says certain populations were much more at risk for this outcome. Kalyani: …
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Why is there an association between Covid-19 infection and new onset diabetes? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Having Covid-19 may result in a new diagnosis of diabetes for some, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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So-called long Covid may now include a new diagnosis of diabetes, a recent study shows. Diabetes expert Rita Kalyani at Johns Hopkins says this study follows participants over 12 months after their Covid infection. Kalyani: It was really in a …
Autoimmune disease may increase your risk for cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Autoimmune diseases, where the body’s immune system attacks parts of the body, are common. Now the UK Biobank study finds that such conditions also increase someone’s risk to develop cancer. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns …
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Can common blood pressure drugs improve pancreas cancer outcomes? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Two very common types of blood pressure medicines, so called ACE inhibitors and ARBs, may improve survival for people with cancer of the pancreas, a new study finds. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, notes …
Breast cancer overdiagnosis may not be the problem many thought it was, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Screening mammography for breast cancer gets better all the time, finding very small cancers that may be most amenable to cure. Also detected more often are cancers that would never have caused a problem but are treated anyway, so-called overdiagnosis. …