What your patients are reading - Week of Jan. 19, 2015 Team approach to medicine frees up the lineNurse practitioners and physician assistants are helping to manage patients with diseases such as diabetes, mental health and heart failure New open standards for diabetes devices called a major milestone New injectable weight-loss drug may be a game-changer Given the checkered history of weight-loss medications, doctors and patients are skeptical about another “cure.” Will Saxenda be the answer? New projects look at inflammation and links to chronic disease Drug helps preserve beta-cell function in type 2 diabetes But beneficial effect is lost once medication is stopped Hypoglycemia: Emergency care varies Study suggests need for guidelines and improved discharge planning Rethinking diabetes: It's time to stop blaming people's poor eating choices Family Health Teams’ strengths and weaknesses highlighted in new report Chronic disease management one area of improvement Drug News: December 2014 A review of launches, new indications, Health Canada advisories and new dosage forms. First Previous 129 130 131 132 133 Next Last