Certain Reproductive Factors Play Causal Role in CVD for Women
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Reproductive factors play a causal role in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.Maddalena Ardissino, M.B.B.S.,…
Learn MoreVariants ID Outcomes in Adults With Leukemia in Relapse Prior to Stem Cell Transplant
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in first remission prior to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant, specific variants can identify patients at risk for increased relapse and worse survival, …
Learn MoreRisk for Premature Adult Death Up With Childhood Lower Respiratory Infection
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in early childhood are associated with an increased risk for dying from respiratory disease by age 73 years, according to a study published online March 7 in The La…
Learn MoreEmpagliflozin Improves HbA1c in Young People With T2DM
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For young people, empagliflozin is associated with improvement in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), according to a study published in the March issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.Lori M. Laffel, M.D., f…
Learn MoreWeight Gain, Raised BP Risk Seen for HIV Patients Switching to Dolutegravir
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For Black patients with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART), those who switch from efavirenz to dolutegravir gain more weight and have an increased risk for hypertension, according to a study published in th…
Learn MoreGlobal Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy ~7 Percent in Pediatric T2DM Patients
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) is 6.99 percent in pediatric type 2 diabetes (T2D) and increases with time since diagnosis, according to a meta-analysis published online March 17 in JAMA Network O…
Learn MoreLong-Term Heat, Cold Exposure Linked to Female Newborn Lung Function
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Long-term heat and cold exposure is associated with lung function among female newborns, according to a study published online March 17 in JAMA Network Open.Ariane Guilbert, from the Université Grenoble Alpes…
Learn MoreDiscrimination Linked to Frailty in African American Cancer Survivors
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among African American cancer survivors, experiencing discrimination is associated with deficit accumulation, according to a study published online March 20 in Cancer.Jeanne S. Mandelblatt, M.D., M.P.H., from…
Learn MoreReadmission Rates, Episode Costs Increased for Patients With Dementia
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) have higher hospital readmission rates and episode costs than those without ADRDs, according to a study published online March 16 in JAMA Network O…
Learn MoreChanges in Screening Practices Driving Increase in GDM Diagnosis
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2005 to 2019, there was an increase in the incidence of gestational diabetes, with much of the observed increase attributable to changes in screening practices, according to a study published online Marc…
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