… Sumit R Majumdar, associate professor3, … Simpson SH, Eurich DT, Majumdar SR,
Padwal RS, Tsuyuki RT, Varney J et al. … Articles by Sumit R Majumdar …

Antiobesity treatment is recommended for selected patients in whom lifestyle modification is
unsuccessful. Two antiobesity drugs are currently licensed for long-term use. Orlistat, a …

Importance Falls result in substantial burden for patients and health care systems, and given
the aging of the population worldwide, the incidence of falls continues to rise. Objective To …

Background: Research into adverse events (AEs) has highlighted the need to improve
patient safety. AEs are unintended injuries or complications resulting in death, disability or …

Methods Our objective was to assess the validity and reliability of the Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS)
in a sample referred for CGA (Table 1). All patients aged 65+ years were approached …

OBJECTIVE—Numerous studies have identified an increased risk of cancer in type 2 diabetes.
We explored the association between antidiabetic therapies and cancer-related mortality …

OBJECTIVE—Metformin is considered contraindicated in patients with heart failure because
of concerns over lactic acidosis, despite increasing evidence of potential benefit. The aim of …

OBJECTIVE—The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between use of metformin
and sulfonylurea and mortality in new users of these agents. RESEARCH DESIGN AND …

OBJECTIVE— To examine whether hyperglycemia at the time of presentation was
associated with outcomes in patients admitted to non–intensive care settings with community-…

BACKGROUND Low health literacy is considered a potential barrier to improving health
outcomes in people with diabetes and other chronic conditions, although the evidence has not …