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Dr. Jack Merendino, MD

Bio

Dr. John J. "Jack" Merendino, Sharecare Editorial Advisory Board Member, is a board-certified endocrinologist in Bethesda, MD. He is co-author of the New York Times bestseller, The Best Life Guide to Managing Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes. He runs a busy private practice and does consulting for both private industry and government. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the George Washington University School of Medicine and is Chief of the Endocrine Section at Suburban Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Education

• BS Magna Cum Laude: Chemistry, Georgetown University

• MD: Yale University School of Medicine

• Internship and Residency:  Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

• Fellowship: National Institutes of Health

• Board Certification: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Internal Medicine

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Affiliation:

  • Assistant Clinical Professor, The George Washington Univesity School of Medicine. Chairman, Endocrine Section, Suburban Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine

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    Good Diet Helps People Manage Celiac Disease

    FRIDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- For people with celiac disease, an accurate diagnosis and proper diet are essential for good health, experts say.

    Celiac disease is an intolerance to the protein gluten, which is found in wheat, barley and rye. When people with celiac disease eat gluten-...Full Article

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    Hormone Shows Potential as Diabetes Treatment in Mice

    THURSDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) -- A hormone that could lead to more effective diabetes treatment has been identified by researchers.

    The hormone, called betatrophin, causes mice to produce insulin-secreting pancreatic beta cells at up to 30 times the normal rate. But it only produces...Full Article

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    12 Ounces of Sugary Soda a Day Raises Diabetes Risk: Study

    THURSDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking just one 12-ounce sugar-sweetened soft drink a day can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by up to 22 percent, a European study contends.

    The finding is based on an analysis of data collected from more than 28,000 people in Denm...Full Article

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    Gene May Boost Death Risk From Most Common Thyroid Cancer

    FRIDAY, April 12 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have pinpointed a genetic mutation that is strongly associated with an increased risk of death in people with thyroid cancer.

    The investigators followed more than 1,800 patients after their initial treatment for papillary thyroid cancer, wh...Full Article

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    New Drug Approved for Type 2 Diabetes

    MONDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Invokana (canaglifozin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes, which affects about 24 million Americans.

    The drug is among a new class of medications called sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors. It wor...Full Article

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    Breath Test Might Predict Obesity Risk

    TUESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- A simple breath test may be able to tell if you are overweight or will be in the future, a new study suggests.

    According to the findings, results from a standard breath test used to assess bacterial overgrowth in the gut can also tell doctors if you h...Full Article

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    People With Type 1 Diabetes at Risk of Thyroid Disease

    FRIDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- People who have type 1 diabetes are more likely than others to develop an autoimmune thyroid condition.

    Though estimates vary, the rate of thyroid disease -- either under- or overactive thyroid -- may be as high as 30 percent in people with type 1 dia...Full Article

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    N.Y. Woman Balances Thyroid Disease and Diabetes

    FRIDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- Jet Landis was only 4 years old when she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1992. Even though she was so young, she can still recall the extreme thirst she felt because of diabetes.

    Landis was lucky, though, because her mother was a nurse and recog...Full Article

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    Cost of Diabetes Care in U.S. Keeps Climbing

    WEDNESDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- The total cost of diabetes in the United States jumped from $174 billion in 2007 to $245 billion in 2012, a new report shows.

    Last year's total cost included $176 billion in direct medical costs -- such as hospital and emergency care, medications an...Full Article