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Veterans With Psychiatric Diagnosis at Greater Cardiovascular Disease Risk
October 11, 2019
Researchers recently observed veterans diagnosed with psychosis, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder, and found that they are at an increased risk for…
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Improving Prescribing Among Veterans
September 26, 2019
Catherine Chanfreau-Coffinier, PhD, explains how pharmacogenetic testing would impact a large proportion of veterans if it was implemented in the VA…
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U.S. Authorities Investigate as Many as 11 Deaths at Veterans Hospital
August 28, 2019
According to the Veterans Affairs department, US authorities are investigating suspicious deaths at a veterans hospital in West Virginia.
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Random Plasma Glucose Tests Predict Diabetes Diagnosis
August 12, 2019
“Although screening for prediabetes and diabetes could permit earlier detection and treatment, many in the at-risk population do not receive the…
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Long-Term Metformin Use Among Veteran Population Lowers Incidence of Neurodegenerative Disease
August 05, 2019
Among a study population of older adults with type 2 diabetes who were US veterans, researchers found that the use of metformin for more than 2 years…
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Improving Survival Among T2D Patients With Pancreatic Cancer, Lymphoma
July 25, 2019
Researchers recently identified a treatment associated with a significant, positive effect of increased overall survival in type 2 diabetes patients…
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Low Use of Diabetes Prevention Activities Among At-Risk Adults
July 08, 2019
Participation in lifestyle modification programs to prevent diabetes is “exceedingly low” among US adults at risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a…
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