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By Kelly Young NEJM Journal Watch Edited by William E. Chavey, MD, MS About 1 in 10 pregnant adolescents and women in the U.S. report recently drinking alcohol, according to an MMWR study. Researchers surveyed roughly 3000 pregnant females aged 12 to 44 about their alcohol use. Overall, two thirds said they had consumed any alcohol in the […]
Read MoreMichael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Age, diabetes, chronic kidney disease (CKD), chronic obstructive respiratory disease (COPD) and high Charleston Comorbidity Index (CCI ) scores can all predict mortality among COVID-19 patients, according to new findings published in Hypertension. The study included data from more than 1,500 patients treated at one of 26 Italian hospitals. All patients […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Results of a study published in Gut suggest that while patients who take proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are at an increased risk for severe clinical outcomes of COVID-19, they are not more likely to be infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The researchers, led by Seung Won Lee, Department of Data Science, Sejong University College of […]
Read MoreBy Kaitlyn D’Onofrio docwirenews Ibuprofen may help manage pain in pediatric fracture cases without delaying healing, according to a study. The researchers randomized pediatric patients with long bone fracture to one of two groups. One group took weight-based ibuprofen. The other group was not allowed to take any nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and were given weight-based acetaminophen. The […]
Read MoreBy Denise Baez DG Alerts Fasting blood glucose at admission is an independent predictor for 28-day mortality in patients with COVID-19 without previous diagnosis of diabetes, according to a study published in Diabetologia. It has been established that patients with COVID-19 who have diabetes and acute uncontrolled hyperglycaemia have higher rates of morbidity and mortality; […]
Read MoreAuthors: Albott, Cristina Sophia MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 1 – p 43-54 Abstract The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its rapid global spread have created unprecedented challenges to health care systems. Significant and sustained efforts have focused on mobilization of personal protective equipment, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Bill Siwicki Healthcare IT News Seattle Children’s Hospital also was able to achieve an 85% reduction in its analgesic medication costs while patient and parent satisfaction scores increased. Despite $40 billion in federal spending on EHRs during the last decade, physicians struggle to use data to improve outcomes for patients in the real world. […]
Read MoreBy Brian P. Dunleavy UPI New data from the CDC suggests higher rates of infections and more risk for Americans with chronic health conditions. As many as two-thirds of American adults have underlying health conditions that put them at increased risk for severe COVID-19, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Mothers positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) at delivery are unlikely to transmit the infection to their infants during the perinatal period provided proper precautions are undertaken, a study in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health has found. “This is the largest cohort of neonates born to mothers positive for SARS-CoV-2 at […]
Read MoreWritten by Eleanor Bird, M.S. Medical News Today A new report of COVID-19 patients referred to a neurological hospital in the United Kingdom describes complications including delirium, brain inflammation, and stroke. Viral infections can impact the brain, even if the virus has not directly infected brain tissue. For example, inflammation of the brain, or encephalitis, most often […]
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