Karolinska Institutet
EULAR: Exercise ‘should be considered’ for patients with lupus, systemic sclerosis
Physical exercise “should be considered” in patients with either systemic lupus erythematosus or systemic sclerosis, according to new EULAR recommendations on non-pharmacologic management published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Latent autoimmune diabetes may increase risk for complications vs. type 2 diabetes
Adults diagnosed with latent autoimmune diabetes have similar morality risk and a higher risk for diabetic retinopathy than adults with type 2 diabetes, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.
Mortality rates after first MI declining in type 2 diabetes, but not type 1 diabetes
All-cause and cardiovascular mortality rates remained flat from 2006 to 2020 for people with type 1 diabetes who had a first-time myocardial infarction, despite mortality rates declining for type 2 diabetes, according to two presenters.
Dispatching volunteers via mobile alert ups use of bystander CPR for cardiac arrest
Volunteer responders dispatched to assist people experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may improve rates of bystander CPR, automated external defibrillator use and 30-day survival, researchers reported.
Bariatric surgery reduces need for lipid-lowering, diabetes medications long term
Adults with obesity who undergo bariatric surgery are less likely to use lipid-lowering, cardiovascular and diabetes medications after surgery compared with those who do not have surgery, according to study findings.
Childhood obesity linked to higher risk for most type 2 diabetes subtypes in adulthood
People with a genetic risk factor for childhood obesity have increased likelihood of developing most subtypes of type 2 diabetes as adults, according to findings from a Mendelian randomization published in Diabetologia.
‘No evidence’ of increased short-term cancer risk for JAK inhibitors vs. TNF inhibitors
Clinical data found “no evidence” of a higher short-term cancer risk, except for non-melanoma skin cancer, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis starting Janus kinase inhibitors vs. TNF inhibitors, researchers wrote.
CVD risk highest among adults with obesity and genetically predicted low BMI
Adults with a genetically predicted high BMI may have a lower risk for cardiovascular disease than those whose obesity is linked more to environmental factors, according to a study published in eClinicalMedicine.
Smoking, snuff use in pregnancy raises risk for sudden infant death syndrome
Children of mothers who used snuff or smoked during pregnancy had higher risks for postneonatal mortality, sudden infant death syndrome and sudden unexpected infant death, according to study results published in Pediatric Research.
Less air pollution leads to ‘better lung health’ from childhood to adulthood
Lung function growth from childhood to early adulthood improved with less exposure to ambient air pollutants, according to study results published in European Respiratory Journal.