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Structured summariesStructured PICO summaries for doctors and healthcare professionals, covering population, intervention, comparison, outcomes, expert commentary, and references across diabetes, endocrinology, obesity, and cardiometabolic medicine.
How Does Mobile Tech Affect Views on Type 2 Diabetes?
A small RCT finds a diabetes self-management app increased patients' perceived disease threat, highlighting digital health's psychological effects. PICO summary and commentary.
Does Dropout History and HbA1c Affect Future Dropout Risk in Diabetes?
A J-DOIT2 secondary analysis finds prior dropout history strongly predicts future dropout from diabetes care, with very high HbA1c a further risk marker. PICO summary and commentary.
Which Surgery Is Better for Pituitary Tumor Removal?
A randomised study finds pure endoscopic pituitary surgery improves goal achievement and pituitary function preservation versus microscopic, with similar long-term outcomes. PICO summary and commentary.
Is a Family Lifestyle Program Cost-Effective for Heart Health?
A within-trial analysis of the PROLIFIC RCT finds a family-based lifestyle programme cost-effective for cardiovascular risk reduction in relatives of premature CHD patients. PICO summary and commentary.
Does Curcumin Help Diabetes and Heart Health?
An RCT finds curcumin lowers blood pressure, LDL, and inflammatory markers in type 2 diabetes but does not change HbA1c or glucose. PICO summary and expert commentary.
N-Acetyl-Cysteine as Adjuvant Therapy Accelerates Response in Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: Open-Label RCT
An open-label RCT finds N-acetylcysteine speeds the fall in inflammatory markers in diabetic foot osteomyelitis, though clinical outcomes were not measured. PICO summary and commentary.
Do Antenatal Steroids Affect the Next Generation?
A 50-year follow-up of the Auckland Steroid Trial finds no transgenerational metabolic harm in the grandchildren of antenatal-steroid pregnancies. PICO summary and commentary.
Antibiotics Unnecessary After Simple Dental Extraction in Well-Controlled Type 2 Diabetes: RCT
An RCT finds prophylactic antibiotics give no benefit after simple tooth extraction in well-controlled type 2 diabetes. PICO summary and expert commentary.