Better Maternal Diet May Cut Risk for Fetal Growth Restriction
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A high-quality diet in late pregnancy is associated with a lower risk for fetal growth restriction (FGR), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, held…
Learn MoreNeoadjuvant Pembrolizumab Plus Chemo Treats Early TNBC
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with previously untreated stage II or III triple-negative breast cancer, the rate of event-free survival is higher for those receiving neoadjuvant pembrolizumab combined with chemotherapy versus…
Learn MoreCemented Hemiarthroplasty for Hip Fracture Improves QOL for Those 60 and Older
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The difference in health-related quality of life is modestly improved and statistically significant for patients aged 60 years or older with an intracapsular hip fracture who receive a cemented versus an unc…
Learn MoreAdding Tirzepatide to Insulin Glargine Ups Glycemic Control in T2DM
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The addition of subcutaneous tirzepatide versus placebo to titrated insulin glargine results in significant improvements in glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes and inadequate glycemic contro…
Learn MoreAACR Addresses Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Care Continuum
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the continuum of cancer care, according to a report from the American Association of Cancer Research published online Feb. 9.Researchers from the AACR evaluated the impact …
Learn MoreFertility Treatment Tied to Higher Risk for Preterm Birth
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fertility treatment is associated with an increased risk for preterm birth, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in JAMA Network Open.
Ran Wang, M.D., from the National Children’s Medical Center in Shanghai, and colleagues examined the association between fertility treatment and preterm birth (
The researchers found that the prevalence of preterm birth was 7.6 percent in natural conception, 10.7 percent in assisted reproductive technology (ART), and 9.3 percent in non-ART groups. There was a significantly higher risk observed for preterm birth among newborns who were conceived with ART (adjusted risk difference, 3.10 percent; adjusted odds ratio, 1.49) and non-ART treatment (adjusted risk difference, 2.22 percent; adjusted odds ratio, 1.35) compared with neonates who were naturally conceived.
“The potential mechanisms of the association between ART or non-ART treatment and preterm birth need to be elucidated,” the authors write. “Understanding this risk is essential for individuals who are considering using fertility treatment to conceive and for physicians who provide prepregnancy and postpregnancy advice and care to these individuals.”
Learn MoreEvery Infant With Clubfoot Should Have Access to Ponseti Method
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Ponseti method is the most effective and accepted treatment for idiopathic congenital clubfoot, and every infant born with clubfoot should have access to it, according to a clinical report published onli…
Learn MoreMidlife Chronic Conditions Increase Risk for Later Dementia
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Having two or more chronic conditions in middle age is associated with an increased risk for dementia later in life, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in The BMJ.Céline Ben Hassen, Ph.D., from Uni…
Learn MoreRural Residents More Fatalistic About Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Rural residents show higher levels of cancer fatalism and cancer information overload than urban residents, according to a study published online Jan. 28 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.Jakob…
Learn MoreKeep Wearing Masks a While Longer, CDC Director Says
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many states are already dispensing with mask mandates, but the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says COVID-19 case and hospitalization numbers in the United States remain too h…
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