Uninsured Rates Dip in the Diabetes Belt Where Medicaid Expanded
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Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was associated with reduced uninsured rates in the diabetes belt compared with non-belt counties, say researchers writing in Diabetes Care.
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Renal Failure, Diabetes Linked to Increased Mortality in Post-Myocardial Infarction
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In post-myocardial infarction patients, chronically impaired renal failure and diabetes are both associated with an increased mortality risk, say researchers recently writing in Diabetes Care.
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Vitamin D-Calcium Combo Daily May Prevent Factures
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Neither intermittent nor daily dosing of vitamin D alone was associated with reduced risk of fracture, but daily supplementation with both vitamin D and calcium showed promise in a study recently published in JAMA Network Open.
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