Jon Neher, MD | MDedge

Do group visits improve HbA1c more than individual visits in patients with T2DM?

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes. In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), group visits led by health professionals or teams improved...

Author:: Tess Lang, MD; Joseph Clifton, PharmD; Jon Neher, MD; Sarah Safranek, MLIS

EVIDENCE-BASED SUMMARY: No. Moderate-intensity statin therapy (with pravastatin or simvastatin) doesn’t prevent progression to dementia in...

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes. Ever having breastfed during the first year of life is associated with a 15% lower risk of overweight or obesity over...

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes, but perhaps not the red-yeast rice extracts available in the United States. In patients with known coronary artery...

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: It depends on whether the stroke is schemic or hemorrhagic. For early detection of ischemic stroke, magnetic resonance...

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: YES, but not in the short term. In studies of patient populations controlled for differences in dietary content alone,...

Author:: Theresa Mangahas, MD; Grace Huang, PharmD; Jon Neher, MD; Sarah Safranek, MLIS, AHIP

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes. Metformin therapy reduces the risk of developing diabetes for adults with one or more risk factors for at least 5...

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes—to a point. Antepartum perineal massage reduces both the incidence of perineal trauma requiring suturing and the...

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Sulfonylureas, metformin, thiazolidinediones, and non-sulfonylurea secretagogues differ little in their ability to decrease...