Diabetes remission better with earlier bariatric surgery

Bariatric surgery should probably be available at an earlier stage for people with diabetes, according to a study of long-term surgical outcomes in the US. Many organisations such as the ADS currently recommend bariatric surgery as a treatment option for...

Bariatric surgery should probably be available at an earlier stage for people with diabetes, according to a study of long-term...

Workforce

‘Carer effect’ of parenting impacts female doctors most, study shows

Female doctors’ working hours drop significantly if they have children, while male doctors work longer hours once they become a parent in a phenomenon dubbed the ‘carer effect’ by new Australian research. In dual-doctor households, female doctors cut their working hours...

Female doctors’ working hours drop significantly if they have children, while male doctors work longer hours once they become a...

Gestational diabetes

FBG strategy will avoid need for OGTT in pregnancy during pandemic

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) should be diagnosed on the basis of fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels during the pandemic so that women are not required to spend hours in a testing facility undergoing oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT), endocrinologists in...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) should be diagnosed on the basis of fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels during the pandemic so...

Bone health

No bisphosphonate benefit beyond five years: study

The issue of bisphosphonate holidays has again been raised by US researchers who found that therapy beyond five years was not associated with lower risk of hip fracture in postmenopausal women. In an observational study involving 29,685 women who took...

The issue of bisphosphonate holidays has again been raised by US researchers who found that therapy beyond five years was...