Month: December 2024
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Severe maternal morbidity at first birth lowers likelihood of next pregnancy
Key Takeaways: Severe maternal morbidity significantly reduces the likelihood of subsequent childbirth. The lowest subsequent birth rates were observed with…
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An estimated 151 million psychiatric cases in US attributed to lead exposure
Key Takeaways: A study explored the mental health effects of lead exposure from gasoline over the past 75 years in…
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Automated urinalysis still misses up to 1 in 5 children with UTIs
Key Takeaways: Automation has not enhanced the accuracy of UTI screening tests, according to research. Relying on the absence of…
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Irregular sleep patterns may increase risk for heart attack, stroke
Key Takeaways: Irregular sleep significantly increased the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), such as stroke or myocardial infarction.…
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FDA grants orphan drug designation to oral frontotemporal dementia treatment
The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to neflamapimod, an investigational oral small-molecule therapeutic developed for the treatment of frontotemporal…
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Obesity rates decline for first time in a decade
Key Points: Decrease in Mean BMI: Between 2022 and 2023, the mean BMI for the U.S. population saw a slight…
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GLP-1s reduce thrombosis risk among people with diabetes, regardless of obesity
Key takeaways: Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) for type 2 diabetes is associated with a reduced risk of venous…
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Marijuana use linked to shorter hospital stays for patients with epilepsy
Key Takeaways: Patients with epilepsy who used marijuana had hospital stays that were approximately one day shorter compared to nonusers.…
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Misdiagnosis of heart failure possible in patients with COPD
**Systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction serve as key mechanisms linking COPD to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).** Despite…
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Nirsevimab, maternal vaccine reduce medical spending for RSV
Key Takeaways: Nirsevimab could prevent approximately 14,341 hospitalizations and 14 deaths annually related to RSV. Maternal RSV vaccination could…
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