OBGYN & Women’s Health
Hospital Admissions Not Related to COVID-19 Fell in Early 2020
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Non-COVID-19 hospital admissions decreased considerably with the onset of COVID-19, with declines generally similar across patient demographic subgroups from February to April 2020, according to a report published online Sept. 24 in Health Affairs. John D. Birkmeyer, M.D., from Sound Physicians in Tacoma, Washington, and colleagues conducted a...
Exposure to Maternal Gestational Diabetes Tied to Higher CVD Risk
MONDAY, Sept. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Intrauterine exposure to maternal gestational diabetes is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk and risk factors in offspring up to age 35 years, according to a study published online Sept. 28 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association. Laetitia Guillemette, Ph.D., from the Children’s Hospital Research...
Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Higher Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk for diabetes mellitus (DM) incidence, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, held virtually from Sept. 21 to 25. Zixing Tian, from the University of Manchester in the United...
Diagnoses of Common Conditions Declined in March to May 2020
FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Diagnoses of common conditions decreased substantially between March and May 2020, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in The Lancet Public Health. The research was published to coincide with the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Conference on Coronavirus Diseases, held virtually from Sept....
Pregnancy May Delay Onset of Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms
TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Pregnancy is associated with a delay in the onset of multiple sclerosis by more than three years, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in JAMA Neurology. Ai-Lan Nguyen, M.B.B.S., from the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia, and colleagues investigated the association of pregnancy with time to...
Rates of Recurrent MI Declined Among U.S. Women and Men
TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — From 2008 to 2017, there were decreases in the rates of recurrent myocardial infarction (MI), recurrent coronary heart disease (CHD) events, heart failure hospitalization, and all-cause mortality in both men and women, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in Circulation. Sanne A.E. Peters, Ph.D., from The...
Black Women Receive Less Timely Breast Cancer Treatment
MONDAY, Sept. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Black women experience longer waits for treatment initiation after a breast cancer diagnosis and prolonged duration of treatment versus White women, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in Cancer. Marc A. Emerson, Ph.D., from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and colleagues evaluated disparities...
Depression Common Among Psoriasis Patients
FRIDAY, Sept. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Depression is common among patients with psoriasis, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in Dermatology. Albert Duvetorp, from Skåne University Hospital in Malmö, Sweden, and colleagues used data from the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register and electronic medical records (April 9, 2008, to Jan. 1, 2016) to...
Better Cardiovascular Health Linked to Lower Incident HTN
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For adults without hypertension, better cardiovascular health as measured by Life’s Simple 7 (LS7) is associated with a lower risk for incident hypertension, according to a study published online Sept. 16 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Timothy B. Plante, M.D., from the Larner College of...
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