Tel Aviv University

In a large Israeli cohort, adolescent hypertension was associated with a more than twofold increased risk for stroke by midlife, even after adjustment for BMI, baseline sociodemographic factors and diabetes.

A noninvasive bioimpedance monitoring system helped to identify short-term hemodynamic changes early after transcatheter aortic valve replacement for patients with severe aortic stenosis, researchers reported.

Women who were diagnosed with thyroid cancer as adolescents or young adults have no difference in pregnancy rates compared with those who have never had thyroid cancer, according to a study published in Thyroid.

A small minority of patients with familial Mediterranean fever may be able to achieve colchicine-free remission, according to data published in Pediatric Rheumatology.

High-intensity aerobic exercise may decrease the risk for cancer metastasis by 72%, according to a study conducted at Tel Aviv University.

People with severe mental illness in an Israeli public psychiatric hospital opted to be vaccinated against COVID-19 based on their opinion of the vaccine, not distress level, researchers wrote in a study published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

The risk for mortality after an ischemic stroke increased with longer follow-up time and younger age for adults with diabetes, according to findings published in the Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications.

Patients with psoriasis who received biologic drugs demonstrated a lower risk — that was statistically and clinically significant — for developing psoriatic arthritis, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

People with type 1 diabetes in Israel had fewer hospitalizations with high adherence to continuous glucose monitoring 1 year after starting to use the device, but also experienced higher total health costs, according to study data.

Euthyroid adults hospitalized with COVID-19 who had lower free triiodothyronine levels had more ICU admissions, mechanical ventilation and mortality compared with those with higher levels, according to researchers.