Pregnant women who have had a heart transplant are at increased risk for myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, or other serious maternal outcomes during hospitalization for delivery.
Patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer demonstrated better overall and progression-free survival on higher-dose thoracic radiotherapy vs standard treatment, new data show.
Patients receiving prophylactic colchicine or NSAIDs with initiation of allopurinol for gout have more adverse events than those who receive no prophylaxis, but these events are rare overall.
Loneliness is associated with a greater risk of developing Parkinson disease, regardless of genetic and established behavioral, social, and clinical risk factors.
Moving to a new home after a heart attack is associated with increased risk for death or transition to a long-term care facility as an end-of-life measure.