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AHA emphasizes the need for cardio-obstetrics teams
Statement from the American Heart Association explains the need for a multidisciplinary approach to managing pregnancy in women with...
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Sleep quality may affect COPD risk in African American smokers
African American smokers who slept well showed stronger functional exercise capacity than did poor sleepers.
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Adalimumab serum levels and anti-drug antibodies fail to predict responses to other TNFi
Antiadalimumab antibodies and adalimumab serum levels were not significant predictors of responses to TNFi or non-TNFi treatment in patients who...
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Postcesarean recovery protocols reduce opioid use
The ERAS protocols also reduced hospital length of stay and hospital costs.
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N.Y. universal testing: Many COVID-19+ pregnant women are asymptomatic
Data from New York hospitals showed many COVID-19-positive pregnant women were asymptomatic on admission.
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COVID-19 cases highlight longstanding racial disparities in health care
Data on higher infection and death rates in African Americans from COVID-19 may serve as a call to action.
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Preschoolers with higher BMI have elevated risk for fracture
Early interventions to treat obesity in young children could prevent fractures later in childhood.
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History of smoking gives higher risk for ANCA-associated vasculitis
Current and former smokers showed increased risk of AAV, especially those with antimyeloperoxidase antibodies.
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Klotho allele lowers APOE4-associated risk of Alzheimer’s
Presence of the APOE4 allele and heterozygosity for the Klotho-VS allele predicted lower risk of Alzheimer’s.
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With mild or stable lupus, few patients flare during, after pregnancy
Higher risk of lupus flares during pregnancy was associated with younger age, more baseline symptoms.
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High and low trauma yield similar future osteoporotic fracture risk
A large cohort study shows similar links between low bone mineral density and future fractures, regardless of trauma.
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Behavior, family traits impact kids’ vulnerability as bullying targets
Large, population-based study identifies four trajectories of being targeted by bullies in children and adolescents.
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Hormone therapy boosts body image in transgender youth
After a year, gender-affirming hormone therapy improved body satisfaction and mental health in adolescents.