OBGYN & Women’s Health
Postpartum BP Trajectory May Predict Persistent Hypertension
MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Blood pressure (BP) trajectories in the first six weeks postpartum may help identify women who are likely to have persistent hypertension at six to 18 months, according to a study presented at The Pregnancy Meeting, the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, held virtually from Jan...
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....
About Four in 10 U.S. Adults Skipped Medical Care During Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than four in 10 U.S. adults report forgoing medical care early in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in JAMA Network Open. Kelly E. Anderson, from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and colleagues used data from 1,337 participants in the second wave...
Study Refutes 'Fat but Healthy' Theory
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity (PA) does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a research letter published online Jan. 22 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Pedro L. Valenzuela, Ph.D., from the University of Alcala in Madrid, and colleagues...
Study Refutes 'Fat but Healthy' Theory
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity (PA) does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a research letter published online Jan. 22 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Pedro L. Valenzuela, Ph.D., from the University of Alcala in Madrid, and colleagues...
Study Refutes 'Fat but Healthy' Theory
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity (PA) does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a research letter published online Jan. 22 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Pedro L. Valenzuela, Ph.D., from the University of Alcala in Madrid, and colleagues...
Study Refutes 'Fat but Healthy' Theory
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity (PA) does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a research letter published online Jan. 22 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Pedro L. Valenzuela, Ph.D., from the University of Alcala in Madrid, and colleagues...
Study Refutes 'Fat but Healthy' Theory
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity (PA) does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a research letter published online Jan. 22 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Pedro L. Valenzuela, Ph.D., from the University of Alcala in Madrid, and colleagues...
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