From MedPage Today:

1. Can Burning the Midnight Oil Lead to Diabetes? If you tend to be a night owl, add that to the list of risk factors for developing diabetes.
2. Experts Weigh In on IgG4 Disease. The diagnosis of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) requires biopsy confirmation and should not be based on the simple finding of an elevated serum concentration of the IgG4 antibody.
3. Opting Out of Medicare: The Pursuit of Pure Medicine. What is pure medicine? It is the ideal medicine we envisioned practicing when entering medical school before acronyms like CMS, LCD, and MUE clouded the view.
4. Medicare Cuts: Bad Medicine for America’s Healthcare System. Chronic illnesses are among the most dangerous and costly of all health problems today. In fact, seven of the top ten causes of death in 2010 were chronic diseases, according to the CDC.