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December 28, 2021
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Adolescents conceived via assisted reproduction do not have worse mental health

Adolescents conceived via assisted reproduction do not have worse mental health

Adolescents who were conceived via assisted reproductive techniques were not at increased risk for poor psychiatric health compared with the general population, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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December 06, 2021
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Timing of rituximab infusion not tied to risk for COVID-19 hospitalization

Timing of rituximab infusion not tied to risk for COVID-19 hospitalization

The timing of rituximab infusion or cumulative lifetime rituximab dose did not appear statistically significantly associated with risk for hospitalization for COVID-19 among patients with MS who received the drug before getting COVID-19.

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November 16, 2021
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Q&A: Prioritizing ‘basic actions’ could help prevent deaths from critical illness

Q&A: Prioritizing ‘basic actions’ could help prevent deaths from critical illness

An international panel of clinical experts has developed a blueprint they said contains steps to reduce the millions of “potentially preventable” deaths caused by critical illness annually.

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October 01, 2021
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Estimated glucose disposal rate may predict stroke, mortality risk in type 2 diabetes

Estimated glucose disposal rate may predict stroke, mortality risk in type 2 diabetes

Low insulin resistance, as measured by estimated glucose disposal rate, is associated with an increased risk for stroke and mortality for adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a speaker.

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September 30, 2021
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Waiting to add milk, gluten, fruit to an infant’s diet may lower type 1 diabetes risk

Waiting to add milk, gluten, fruit to an infant’s diet may lower type 1 diabetes risk

Length of breastfeeding and timing of introducing certain foods to an infant’s diet — cow’s milk, gluten and fruit, in particular — may affect type 1 diabetes risk, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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September 15, 2021
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Severe Tourette syndrome, tics increase cervical spine disorder risk

People with severe Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorders had a higher risk for cervical spine disorders than people without them, though it was a “relatively rare” outcome, according to a population-based, matched cohort study.

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September 08, 2021
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AED-equipped drones can arrive minutes ahead of EMS for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

AED-equipped drones can arrive minutes ahead of EMS for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Drones successfully delivered automated external defibrillators to the locations of suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, according to a speaker at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

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September 07, 2021
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Countries’ treatment strategies for RRMS affect disability outcomes

Researchers found an association between differences in treatment strategies for relapsing-remitting MS and disability outcomes at a national level, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Neurology.

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September 07, 2021
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Upper GI bleeding common after acute MI, linked to poor prognosis

Upper GI bleeding common after acute MI, linked to poor prognosis

In patients with acute MI, upper gastrointestinal bleeding occurred in 1.5% within 1 year and was associated with poor outcomes, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

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September 02, 2021
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Long-term TNF inhibitor use in rheumatoid arthritis not linked to increased cancer risk

Long-term TNF inhibitor use in rheumatoid arthritis not linked to increased cancer risk

There is no increased risk for cancer overall associated with the long-term use of TNF inhibitors for rheumatoid arthritis, according to data published in Rheumatology.

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