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TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Medtronic has expanded a recall of its MiniMed 600 series insulin pumps to include more than 463,000 of the devices.The pumps may deliver incorrect dosing of insulin and the recall has been identified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a Class I recall -- the most serious type -- because use of the recalled devices may cause serious harm or death.The pumps are used by people with type 1 diabetes to deliver insulin to manage their diabetes.The recall was first announced in November 2019 for two models: Model 630G, which may be used by people 16 and older and was sold between September 2016 and February 2020, and Model 670G, which may be used by patients 7 and older and was sold from May 2015 to December 2020.In an Oct. 5 update about...

TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Black Americans have been persistently hard-hit with heart disease risk factors for the past 20 years — and social issues like unemployment and low income account for a good deal of it, a new study finds.Cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease and stroke, is the No. 1 killer of Americans, and it's well-known that it exacts a disproportionate toll on Black Americans.The new study — published Oct. 5 in the Journal of the American Medical Association — focused on risk factors for heart and blood vessel disease, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. And Black Americans carried a heavier burden of those conditions than white, Asian and Hispanic folks, the study authors said.But the findings also highlight a key reason...

TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Statins are proven to lower cholesterol, but they may also come with a downside for patients with diabetes: A new study finds they may make the blood sugar disease worse.Researchers found that among those taking statins, 56% saw their diabetes progress, compared with 48% of those not taking statins. And the higher the dose of the statin, the faster the progression of the diabetes."This study should be a start to more research examining the balance of benefits and harms of statins in patients with diabetes," said senior researcher Dr. Ishak Mansi. He is a professor in the Departments of Medicine and Data and Population Science at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. "We know well about the benefits of statins, but the harms are much...

TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The pressures of the pandemic have dramatically altered the American workplace, and now a new survey shows that many folks who have struggled with low salaries, long hours and lack of opportunity plan to change jobs.More than 40% of workers said they plan to make the switch in the coming year, the poll found. If that occurs, it could seriously affect many industries already facing shortages of workers, particularly in the hospitality and health care industry, the survey authors noted.According to the American Psychological Association (APA) survey, 59% of respondents had experienced the effects of work-related stress. The most common complaints were low salaries (56%, up from 49% in 2019), long hours (54%, up from 46%) and lack of opportunity...