Surgical treatment for gouty tophi wounds associated with high healing rates in retrospective study
Surgery may help heal gouty tophi wounds
This retrospective cohort study of 130 patients with gouty tophi wounds in China observed high wound healing rates following surgical interv…
A small study shows that surgical treatment, including wound cleaning and vacuum drainage, helped most patients with gouty tophi wounds heal…
Diabetes and social support associations with cognitive impairment in elderly schizophrenia inpatients
Social support and daily living skills linked to lower dementia risk in schizophrenia
This retrospective cross-sectional study of 149 elderly inpatients with schizophrenia found a 47.7% prevalence of cognitive impairment. High…
Nearly half of elderly schizophrenia patients have cognitive impairment. Social support and daily living skills may protect against it.
Diabetes and age increase surgical site infection risk in spinal surgery patients based on a multicenter cohort.
Researchers find diabetes and age raise infection risk after spinal surgery.
This retrospective cohort study analyzed 1,049 patients who underwent spinal surgeries at multiple centers. Independent predictors for surgi…
Spinal surgery patients with diabetes or older age face significantly higher risks of surgical site infections during recovery.
Observational study links PADI4 haplotypes to wound healing and infection risk in diabetes
Diabetes Wound Healing Tied to Hidden Gene Variant
This abstract from an observational study in 687 surgical patients (44.7% with diabetes) found that minor PADI4 haplotypes are associated wi…
A gene variant linked to excessive immune traps raises infection and slow-healing risk in diabetes patients.
Systematic review links hypertension, diabetes, and pulmonary inflammation; SGLT2 inhibitors show potential
Why Your Blood Pressure Might Be Hurting Your Lungs
This systematic review of 48 articles explores the interplay between arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and pulmonary inflammation. I…
High blood pressure and diabetes don't just affect your heart and sugar levels; they team up to harm your lungs.
Systematic review links diabetes to impaired immune control of tuberculosis pathogenesis across 81 studies
Diabetes changes how the body fights tuberculosis infection in humans and animals
This systematic review synthesizes evidence from 81 eligible studies involving animal models and human participants to examine how diabetes …
A review of 81 studies shows diabetes weakens the immune system, making tuberculosis worse and harder to control in people and lab animals.
Admission HbA1c and In-Stent Restenosis in CAD Patients After PCI
One blood sugar measure linked to repeat heart procedures
This retrospective observational cohort study assessed admission glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and in-stent restenosis (ISR) in 6,297 C…
In nearly 6,300 heart patients who had a stent, one blood sugar measure was tied to a higher chance of needing another procedure to clear th…
Systematic review suggests resveratrol may improve glycemic control and protect pancreatic beta-cell function in diabetes.
Resveratrol May Protect the Pancreas in Diabetes
This systematic review synthesizes evidence regarding resveratrol in type 2 diabetes and pancreatogenic diabetes. The authors conclude that …
You wake up tired. Again. Your blood sugar is high—despite doing everything "right." You eat well.
TyG-GGT index predicts incident diabetes mellitus in a 5-year retrospective cohort of 8,678 screened participants.
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This retrospective cohort study of 8,678 participants undergoing health screenings at Kuichong People's Hospital in Shenzhen evaluated the T…
A new blood score combining fat and sugar data predicts diabetes risk better than standard tests used today.
Meta-analysis links diabetic retinopathy with anxiety and depression in over 383,000 patients.
Diabetes Eye Disease and Depression Feed Each Other — and Doctors Are Just Catching On
This meta-analysis synthesizes observational data from 383,195 patients with diabetic retinopathy and/or diabetes mellitus to evaluate the a…
Diabetic eye disease and depression trap patients in a two-way cycle where each condition significantly raises the risk of the other.
Cross-sectional review of diabetic retinopathy prevalence and risk factors in 384 Somaliland patients
Half of Diabetic Patients at This Hospital Had Eye Damage — and Didn't Know It
This observational, descriptive cross-sectional review examines diabetic retinopathy (DR) prevalence and associated risk factors among 384 p…
Half of diabetic patients at a Somaliland hospital had serious eye damage without knowing it, proving regular screenings are vital for preve…
Meta-analysis finds machine learning models predict depression in diabetes with AUC 0.822
Can computer models predict diabetes depression risk better than usual guesses?
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated machine learning-based risk predictive models for depression in patients with diabetes me…
Computer models predict diabetes depression risk well in tests, but experts warn they are not ready for doctors to use on patients yet.