COVID-19
Disordered eating, insulin restriction reduce beneficial gut microbes
Disordered eating and insulin restriction were associated with a reduced abundance of short-chain fatty acid-producing gut microbes among young adults with type 1 diabetes with overweight or obesity, researchers reported.
Black, Hispanic children gained more excess weight than white children during COVID-19
School-aged children gained more excess weight during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the year prior, with a greater degree of weight gain observed among Black and Hispanic children, according to data published in Obesity.
How may the use of wearable technology affect the physician-patient relationship?
Remote patient monitoring with wearables can be used to objectively measure aspects of a patient’s function over time. In orthopedics, this is often using technology that assesses aspects of gait and activity levels.
Q&A: Healthy gut microbiome starts with the ‘right nutrition,’ bacterial diversity
Low bacterial diversity and Bifidobacterium depletion were associated with severely symptomatic COVID-19 infection in a small subset of patients — a pattern of dysbiosis that may serve as a susceptibility marker for symptomatic severity.
CDC updates case definition for MIS-C
The CDC and Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists published a revised case definition of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, a potentially serious complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
US offering free at-home COVID-19 tests again
The Biden administration is offering free at-home COVID-19 tests again as part of a winter preparedness plan announced by the White House amid an increase in cases that officials linked to indoor gatherings.
COVID-19 a significant risk factor for endocarditis in those with substance use disorders
For those with substance use disorders, COVID-19 is a significant risk factor for endocarditis, researchers reported in Molecular Psychiatry.
Comorbidities raise COVID-19 hospital risk for children, young adults with type 1 diabetes
For children and young adults with type 1 diabetes, comorbidities such as obesity and asthma increased the risk for COVID-19 hospitalization, according to study results published in Pediatric Diabetes.
Postpartum visit attendance dropped in first months of COVID-19 pandemic
During the first 9 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance at postpartum visits fell by 5.8 percentage points, according to a research letter published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
New buprenorphine prescriptions far below expected levels during first year of pandemic
Despite a constant number of active buprenorphine prescriptions, the number of new prescriptions during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic was significantly below expected levels, according to a press release from Rand Corp.