February 4, 2021
Elective C-Sections, Induced Delivery Up for Moms With MS
THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women with multiple sclerosis (MS) have no significant differences in severe adverse perinatal outcomes compared with the general population, but they do have an increased prevalence of elective cesarean section, induced delivery, and infants being small for gestational age, according to a study published online Feb. 3 in...
Racial Disparities Seen in Excess Mortality Early in Pandemic
THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Adjusted excess all-cause mortality in April 2020 varied by race/ethnicity and by state, according to a study published in the February issue of Health Affairs. Maria Polyakova, Ph.D., from Stanford University in California, and colleagues examined geographic variation in excess all-cause mortality by race and ethnicity during COVID-19....
Deprivation Tied to Foot Disease With New Type 2 Diabetes
THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Social deprivation is associated with diabetes-related foot disease (DFD) in patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in Diabetes Care. Jenny Riley, from University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, and colleagues investigated the relationship between social deprivation and incident...