December 14, 2020
Depression Linked to Suicidal Ideation Among Physicians
MONDAY, Dec. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Depression, but not physician burnout, is associated with suicidal ideation among physicians, while burnout is associated with increased self-reported medical errors, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Network Open. Nikitha K. Menon, from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues examined...
Acute Kidney Injury Common in Children With Diabetic Ketoacidosis
MONDAY, Dec. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For children with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), acute kidney injury (AKI) is common and is associated with cognitive issues, including lower scores on tests of short-term memory, according to a study published online Dec. 4 in JAMA Network Open. Sage R. Myers, M.D., from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,...
Risk of Severe COVID-19 Up Among Those With Diabetes
MONDAY, Dec. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes independently increase the adverse impacts of COVID-19, according to a study published online Dec. 2 in Diabetes Care. Justin M. Gregory, M.D., from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, and colleagues used data from a regional health care...
High Blood Pressure Linked to White Matter Hyperintensities
MONDAY, Dec. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — High blood pressure (BP) is associated with white matter hyperintensities (WMH), according to a study published online Nov. 26 in the European Heart Journal. Karolina Agnieszka Wartolowska, M.D., D.Phil., and Alastair John Stewart Webb, B.M., B.Sc., D.Phil., from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, examined the...