Patients with continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps manage their diabetes better, with greater adherence to regimens and less daily pain, than those using conventional fingerstick monitors and daily injections. But research shows the newer methods aren't widely used because physicians may be reluctant to prescribe them, and patients using them may not be deriving their full benefits. (Duke University)

Cardiac patients treated with drug-eluting stents rather than bare-metal stents enjoy a 2% lower rate of mortality and require fewer repeat procedures. While initial costs for using drug-eluting stents are higher, they break even with the costs for bare-metal stents after one year. (University of Pennsylvania)

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