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Prehospital Reduction in BP Does Not Improve Stroke Outcomes
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- For patients with acute stroke, prehospital reduction in blood pressure does not affect functional outcomes, according to a study...
Recommendations Developed for People With HIV Wanting to Breastfeed
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- In an American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report published online May 20 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for...
Acetaminophen Does Not Improve Survival in Adults With Sepsis
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- For adults with sepsis, intravenous acetaminophen is safe but does not significantly improve the number of days alive and free of organ...
Updated Guidance Issued for Managing Lower-Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and nine other medical...
Bisoprolol Does Not Reduce Exacerbations in At-Risk COPD Patients
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bisoprolol does not reduce the number of self-reported exacerbations...
Social Determinants of Health Impact Poststroke Mortality Risk
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- Social determinants of health have a cumulative impact on poststroke mortality, according to a study presented at the the annual...
Guideline Developed for Glucocorticoid-Induced Adrenal Insufficiency
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- In a clinical guideline issued jointly by the European Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society, recommendations are...
Individuals With BAP1 Have High Rate of Nail Abnormalities
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- Individuals with BRCA1-associated protein (BAP1) have a high rate of nail abnormalities consistent with onychopapillomas, according to...
Blood Sugar Levels at Gestational Diabetes Diagnosis Predict Outcomes
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- Glucose above the diagnostic threshold at the time of gestational diabetes diagnosis is associated with worse neonatal outcomes...
Women Face Worse Chronic Kidney Disease Management in Primary Care
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- Women receive worse primary care-based chronic kidney disease (CKD) management than men, according to a research letter published...
Half of Native Americans Older Than 70 Years May Have Cognitive Impairment
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- More than half of Native Americans aged 70 years and older have cognitive impairment, according to a study published online May 15 in...
Use of Electronic Cigarettes Tied to Earlier Age at Onset of Adult Asthma
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- Past 30-day electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use among adults is associated with earlier ages of asthma onset, according to...
Vitamin D Deficiency Tied to Worse Outcomes With Early Kidney Disease
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased risks for cardiovascular mortality and chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression in...
Slight Body Mass Gains in Middle Age May Cut Later Fracture Risk
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- People whose body mass index (BMI) slightly increases from normal weight to low-level overweight during 30 years of middle adulthood...
Men Face More Diabetes Complications Than Women
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- Men with diabetes have a greater risk for complications than women, irrespective of diabetes duration, according to a study published...
U-Shaped Link Detected Between Adolescent BMI and Mental Health
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- There is a U-shaped association between adolescent body mass index (BMI) and mental health, according to a study published online May...
AAN Issues Guideline for Use of Antiseizure Meds in People of Childbearing Potential
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- In a practice guideline issued by the American Academy of Neurology, along with the American Epilepsy Society and the Society for...
High Level of Approval Observed for Polygenic Embryo Screening
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- There is a high level of approval for use of polygenic embryo screening, according to a study published online May 14 in JAMA Network...
Greater Teen Social Media Use Tied to Increased Cigarette Use
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- Social media use is associated with an increased risk for cigarette smoking and electronic cigarette use in teens and young adults...
Andexanet Yields Better Control of Hematoma Expansion Than Usual Care
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- For patients who had taken factor Xa inhibitors within 15 hours before having an acute intracerebral hemorrhage, andexanet alfa, which...
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