December 18, 2020
Preconception Paternal Health Linked to Pregnancy Loss
FRIDAY, Dec. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Preconception paternal health is associated with pregnancy loss, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in Human Reproduction. Alex M. Kasman, M.D., from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study of a U.S. insurance claims database from 2009 to...
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Tied to Cardiac Event Risk
FRIDAY, Dec. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment is associated with increased cardiac events among patients with lung cancer and malignant melanoma, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in the European Heart Journal. Maria D’Souza, M.D., from the Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev-Gentofte in Denmark, and colleagues examined the risk...