I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come indirectly through accident, except the phonograph. No, when I have fully decided that a result is worth getting, I go about it, and make trial after trial, until it comes.

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Study compares GLDs, insulin in reducing health risks in diabetes patients Type 2 diabetes patients who used novel oral glucose lowering drugs reduced their risk of all-cause mortality, hypoglycemia and cardiovascular disease, compared with those on insulin, according to a study in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. Swedish researchers used a cohort of 21,758 diabetes patients. Physician"s Briefing/HealthDay News (2/8) Diabetes risk tied to postmenopausal FSH levels, study finds Researchers found a lower prevalence of type 2 diabetes among postmenopausal women with a follicle-stimulating hormone level of at least 50 IU/L than those whose FSH levels were lower. The findings in Menopause, based on 588 Finnish women, showed a 1.9% lower risk for type 2 diabetes for every 1-unit increase in FSH level. Healio (free registration)/Endocrine Today (2/8) Researchers associate increased diabetes risk with smokeless tobacco use A study in the Journal of Internal Medicine showed that current users of Swedish smokeless tobacco, or snus, had a 1.15 hazard ratio for type 2 diabetes, compared with those who never used it. Swedish researchers found that the hazard ratio for type 2 diabetes was 1.42 among those who consumed five to six boxes of snus per week and 1.68 among those who consumed seven or more boxes. Physician"s Briefing/HealthDay News (2/8)

Study: IGBs better than diet for reducing metabolic risks Intragastric balloons were better at reducing metabolic risk factors than diet in obese patients, researchers reported in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Researchers used data from 10 controlled trials and 30 observational studies that included 5,668 patients. Medscape (free registration)/Reuters (2/6) Survey: 68% of adults are concerned about heart disease A Cleveland Clinic survey found 68% of adults were concerned about heart disease, but only 38% knew their blood pressure and 18% knew their body mass index. The survey showed 73% of people did not know heart disease is the top cause of death among diabetes patients. HealthDay News (2/7) Study links wellness initiatives to lower heart risk factors A study in Health Affairs links employer-based heart health initiatives with lower rates of cardiovascular risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, tobacco use and physical inactivity, among employees. Researchers analyzed data from programs and policies at 20 organizations, representing 373,478 employees. MobiHealthNews.com (2/6)

Study: Apology laws don"t reduce malpractice suits More than 30 states have some sort of apology law, which prohibits the use of a physician"s apology to a patient as evidence in a malpractice lawsuit, but a study from researchers at Vanderbilt University found no statistical reduction in the total number of malpractice claims nor the total number of malpractice suits in states with apology laws. The researchers also said apology laws didn"t affect the likelihood of a surgeon facing a malpractice suit but did increase the likelihood of a lawsuit for other types of physicians. BeckersHospitalReview.com (2/2) Patient safety initiatives save lives, group says The Patient Safety Movement Foundation said safety efforts by 3,526 hospitals and open data pledges from 70 health care technology companies saved 69,519 lives in 2016, higher than the group"s 50,000 goal. BeckersHospitalReview.com (2/6)

Poll: 35% of Americans unaware ACA, Obamacare are the same Thirty-five percent of Americans polled by Morning Consult, particularly those ages 18 to 29 or with an income below $50,000, were unaware that the Affordable Care Act and "Obamacare" are the same. Forty-five percent did not know a repeal of Obamacare would mean repeal of the ACA, while 12% said repealing Obamacare would not affect the ACA, and 32% were unsure. The New York Times (free-article access for SmartBrief readers) (2/7) NYU develops dashboard to monitor cities" health status In an effort to help cities track their municipalities" health status and risks and identify areas for improvement, New York University School of Medicine"s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service partnered with the National Resource Network to develop a City Health Dashboard. The dashboard, which compiles data on social determinants of health, health status and behavioral risks, is sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and will be piloted in Kansas City, Kan., Providence, R.I., Flint, Mich., and Waco, Texas. Healthcare Informatics online (2/7)

I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come indirectly through accident, except the phonograph. No, when I have fully decided that a result is worth getting, I go about it, and make trial after trial, until it comes. Thomas Edison, inventor and businessman

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