The HCPLive conference coverage page features articles, videos, and expert-led live coverage from major medical meetings throughout the year.
Aric Prather, PhD: Sleep in the Ongoing and Protracted Impact of COVID-19
There are still many aspects of sleep health that need to be understood, especially in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Subtype Linked to Doubled Risk of Incident Myocardial Infarction
Investigators contribute more detailed understanding of the association between sleeping disorder and cardiovascular event risks.
Glycemic Control After T1D Onset Associated with Long-Term Diabetic Retinopathy Risk
Patients with diabetic retinopathy showed significantly higher updated first-year HbA1c and at follow-up compared to those free from DR.
Amy Licis, MD: How Sleep Issues Impact Children with Autism or ADHD
Sleep issues are prevalent among children with autism or ADHD and both these common disorders are increasing. Any provider working with children is most likely going to encounter patients struggling with sleep.
Dulaglutide Linked to Improved Glycemic Control in Pediatric Patients with T2D
A higher percentage of participants in the pooled dulaglutide group had a glycated hemoglobin level of <7.0% than the placebo group at week 26 of the AWARD-PEDS trial.
Sleep Apnea, Daytime Sleepiness Associated With Increased Atherosclerosis Risk and Progression
Late-breaking data from SLEEP 2022 show there may be biological plausibility for cardiovascular risks in excessively sleepy individuals.
Study Finds Bidirectionality Between Stress and Sleep Disturbance in Perinatal Women
The study from SLEEP 2022 is the first to explore directionality of sleep-stress relationships in a sample of perinatal women.
Post-Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Fare Worse in Sleep Quality, Daytime Fatigue Scores
Even after controlling for differences in age and BMI, investigators observe a greater burden of sleep health on those who had severe COVID-19 versus the general population.
Sarah Bermudez, PharmD: SGLT2 Inhibitors Underutilized in Heart Failure Care
The late-breaking data show SGLT2is are underutilized in patients with heart failure with or without type 2 diabetes despite guideline recommendations.
SLEEP 2022 Data Show Reduced Slow Wave Activity in Depressed Adolescents
Today in a late-breaking abstract from SLEEP 2022, data showed the reduction of slow wave activity in unmedicated adolescents with depression.
PTSD Among Men, People of Color Linked to REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Risk
Investigators observe an increased risk of dream enactment among specific subgroups of veterans with trauma.
Aric Prather, PhD: Sleep and COVID-19 Vaccination in Naive Population
Dr. Aric Prather and his team at UCSF are running a large study that began in March 2021 which follows healthy individuals through the COVID-19 vaccination and booster process.
High Physical Activity Linked to Poor Glycemia Level in Patients with T1D, Obesity
The findings are in contrast to previous research that suggests an inverse relationship between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and HbA1c, TIR.
Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Burden, CPAP Use Not Affected by COVID-19
Data from SLEEP 2022 suggests children with OSA may have faced worse psychosocial burden during the pandemic.
Assessing Sleep in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Actigraphy
The study objective was to determine if actigraphy could serve as a complementary clinical tool for sleep evaluation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Objective Measures Show Youth with OCD Do Not Experience Increased Sleep Disturbance
The findings presented at SLEEP 2022 differ from previous studies that evaluated the objective-subjective sleep patterns of this population.
Children With Asthma Face Significantly Greater Risk of Sleep-Disordered Breathing
A new study from SLEEP 2022 showed asthmatic children have a 10 times greater risk of the condition, and are twice as likely to have a history of snoring.
Lemborexant Improves Sleep Onset Latency, Wake After Sleep Onset in Insomnia Patients
New SUNRISE 2 data show a subjective, dose-dependent, and disease severity-dependent benefit with the insomnia therapy.
Aric Prather, PhD: Sleep and Susceptibility to Infectious Disease, COVID-19
Sleep expert Aric Prather, PhD, presented a discussion at SLEEP 2022 that focused on how the immune system and sleep are related to the "ongoing and protracted" impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lower Sodium Oxybate May Provide Weight Loss for Adults with Idiopathic Hypersomnia
The FDA-approved sleep agent was associated with ≥5% weight loss in more than one-quarter of patients in a phase 3 trial.
Time in Hypoglycemia After Exercise Reduced with Insulin Glargine Use in T1D Care
The mean time below range following exercise sessions was significantly lower with IGlar U300 compared to IDEG at the 100% dose.
Oral Semaglutide Effective Real-World Treatment for Patients with T2D, Uncontrolled A1c
The late-breaking findings at ADA 2022 suggest patients were more often prescribed oral semaglutide by primary care physicians than endocrinologists.
NT-proBNP Serves as Cardiovascular Event, Death Biomarker in Post-ACS Patients with Diabetes
Prof. Hertzel Gerstein discusses new ELIXA biomarker findings from ADA 2022.
Effects of Finerenone Not Modified By HbA1c Variability in Patients with CKD, T2D
However, the post-hoc analysis found a greater variability in HbA1c levels was associated with increased risk of cardiorenal outcomes.
Roy Taylor, MD: Using Personal Fat Thresholds to Reach Type 2 Diabetes Remission
The diabetologist and professor discusses new findings from the ReTUNE trial, which disparage the utility of BMI in defining diabetes risk and remission opportunity.
Semaglutide Significantly Reduces Long-Term Diabetes Risk Among Obesity Patients
New post hoc data from the STEP 1 and 4 trials show an approximate 60% risk reduction of type 2 diabetes over 10 years versus placebo.
Adalberto Gonzalez, MD: Furthering the Safety of IBD Treatments
In recent years more and more biologics have come on the market for the treatment of IBD.
Filip Van den Bosch, MD: Upadacitinib for Non-radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
The phase 3 research being presented at the EULAR 2022 conference evaluated the efficacy and safety of upadacitinib in patients with active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis.
Educating Psychiatry Trainees on Social Determinants of Health
A Montefiore residency director explains the impact of engaging with communities to improve mental health care capability.
Benefit of Finerenone on CV, Kidney Outcomes Not Modified by GLP-1 RA Use
A greater reduction in UACR was observed with finerenone in patients taking GLP-1RA at baseline.