February 16, 2021
USPSTF Advises Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) screening at or after 24 weeks of pregnancy in asymptomatic individuals. This recommendation forms the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online Feb. 16. Jennifer Pillay, from the University of Alberta Evidence-Based Practice Center in...
Chinese Adults More Susceptible to Obesity-Related Health Risks
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Chinese adults seem to be more susceptible to obesity-related health risks, according to a study published online Feb. 11 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Ruizhi Zheng, Ph.D., from Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, and colleagues assessed and compared the effects of obesity metrics (body...
Factors Other Than Workplace Tied to COVID-19 Positivity in HCWs
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Demographic and community risk factors are more strongly associated with COVID-19 positivity than workplace exposure among health care workers (HCWs), according to a study published online Jan. 29 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Julia M. Baker, Ph.D., from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University...
Prolonged High-Dose Cyproterone Acetate Use Linked to Risk for Meningioma
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — High-dose cyproterone acetate is associated with meningiomas treated by surgery or radiotherapy, according to a study published online Feb. 3 in The BMJ. Alain Weill, M.D., from the French National Health Insurance in Paris, and colleagues examined the risk for meningioma associated with high-dose cyproterone acetate in an...