University Of California San Francisco
AHA: Complications of pregnancy may increase CVD risk; improved postpartum care needed
Certain pregnancy-related complications may represent “red flags” for future CVD in pregnant and postpartum women with a history of complications of pregnancy, researchers wrote.
Q&A: ‘Setting appropriate expectations’ key to helping patients with alopecia
Alopecia, a condition with various subtypes and etiologies, is a “common and distressing clinical complaint in the primary care setting,” researchers wrote in Frontiers in Medicine.
Screening recommendations among breast cancer centers rarely align with medical societies
Most breast cancer centers in the United States recommend that women undergo screening mammography earlier and more often than recommended by national medical societies, data from a cross-sectional study in JAMA Internal Medicine show.
Endocrine Society: Consider sex differences in biomedical research
Researchers must account for biological differences between females and males in all areas of biomedical research to effectively prevent and treat medical conditions, according to a new scientific statement from the Endocrine Society.
Risk for nonhemorrhagic stroke elevated among American Indian adults with, without AF
American Indian adults experienced a 47% greater risk for nonhemorrhagic stroke compared with white, Black, Hispanic and Asian adults, researchers reported.
De-escalated IMRT regimen shows promise in HPV-associated oropharyngeal carcinoma
De-escalated intensity-modulated radiotherapy plus concurrent cisplatin satisfied criteria for further study among patients with HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, according to phase 2 study results.
Underrepresented groups with cystic fibrosis less likely to be eligible for CFTR modulators
Patients from minority racial and ethnic groups with cystic fibrosis are less likely to be eligible for cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulators, according to findings published in Pediatric Pulmonology.
Breast cancer screening strategy based on breast density at 40 years cost effective
A baseline breast density assessment in women aged 40 years followed by annual screening for those with dense breasts may be more cost effective than biennial screening starting at age 50 years, according to researchers.
Physical inactivity triples risk for depression in patients with lupus
Physical inactivity confers a “greater than threefold increased risk” for developing depression within the next 2 years among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.
Biplanar expandable cage may be safe, efficacious for lumbar spondylolisthesis
Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion performed with a biplanar expandable cage may be a safe and efficacious treatment method for patients with symptomatic lumbar spondylolisthesis, according to results.