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New Pediatric At-Home Study of MiniMed(TM) 670G System Demonstrates Positive Results in Children Ages 7 to 13

DUBLIN and VIENNA — February 15, 2018 — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced that new data from its at-home pediatric study of the MiniMed(TM) 670G system in patients 7-13 years of age were presented at the Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) 11th International Conference in Vienna, Austria. 

DreaMed Diabetes Receives CE Mark for Platform for the Management of Type 1 Diabetes

PETAH TIKVA, Israel, February 15, 2018 — DreaMed Diabetes, developer of diabetes management solutions, announced today that it received CE Mark for the Advisor Pro decision-support platform for assisting healthcare professionals in the management of Type 1 diabetes.

Those with gestational diabetes have increased Type 2 variety, cardiovascular disease risk

Women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at a very high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and have a significantly increased incidence of hypertension and ischemic heart disease (IHD), according to recently published research in PLoS Medicine.

Researcher: Family dynamics explain why poor Americans eat less healthily

Low-income parents may not be able to afford a new iPad for their child, but they can buy them a $1 bag of potato chips or a soda. With that purchase, they get the rare chance to say “yes” to their kid, a Stanford University doctoral candidate wrote in the Los Angeles Times.

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Smartphone app hits Europe for Abbott’s continuous glucose monitor

Abbott announced Feb. 7 the FreeStyle LibreLink smartphone application—to be used alongside the company’s continuous glucose monitor—is now available to iPhone and Android users in 12 European countries.

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In-clinic readings miss 56% of hypertension cases in severely preeclamptic women

Hypertension during pregnancy is far from a rarity, but in women with severe preeclampsia, the diagnosis could be both cloaked and fatal, new research published in Hypertension suggests.

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Want to lose 5 pounds? Try a standing desk—for a year

According to a meta-analysis in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a 143-pound person could burn an additional 54 calories by standing instead of sitting for six hours. Assuming food intake remained steady, that would translate to a loss of 5.5 pounds over the course of a year.

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More high-intensity exercise—and a lot less TV—could protect teens from future CVD

National guidelines recommend teens aim for an hour of moderate to vigorous exercise per day to maintain good health and ensure future wellbeing, but researchers at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom are saying that might not cut it.

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Key takeaways from RSNA 2024 for AI, CT, MRI and the radiology staffing shortage

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Use of AI opportunistic screening in CT for cardiovascular disease

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.