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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; […]
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