EPISODE · Apr 2, 2010 · 18 MIN
Podcast 81: When should you start screening for type 2 diabetes?
from Clinical Conversations · host NEJM Group
A large-scale computer simulation based on NHANES data plotted the most cost-effective strategy, which turns out to be to start screening before middle age and to repeat every 3 to 5 years. We talk with the first author of a Lancet paper that details the findings. Interview-related link: Physician’s First Watch summary of the Lancet paper News-related links: 2009 H1N1 makes an unwelcome comeback Health care workers are undervaccinated against 2009 H1N1 Checklists lower hospitals’ mortality rates in U.K. Dutasteride doesn’t prevent high-grade prostate tumors Is it reasonable to spend $638,000 to prevent a single MI? The post Podcast 81: When should you start screening for type 2 diabetes? first appeared on Clinical Conversations.
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A large-scale computer simulation based on NHANES data plotted the most cost-effective strategy, which turns out to be to start screening before middle age and to repeat every 3 to 5 years. We talk with the first author of a Lancet paper that details the findings. Interview-related link: Physician’s First Watch summary of the Lancet paper News-related links: […]
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