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Maternal COVID-19 infection during pregnancy was not associated with an increased risk for stillbirth or early infant death, according to research published in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
The inclusion of kidney health measures, as recommended by Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes, led to more accurate predictions of 10-year risk for CVD events than did standard cardiovascular risk criteria alone. “For the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, a comprehensive evaluation using both traditional and non-traditional risk factors is important,” study
Researchers observed high helicobacter pylori infection seroprevalence among Hispanic/Latino individuals, which varied by nativity and background, according to study results. “Our findings demonstrated a high burden of H. pylori infection in all Hispanics/Latinos and identify specific vulnerable groups by self-reported background and sociodemographic/clinical characteristics,” Sabrina
The use of tobacco products is a potential risk factor for worse COVID-19 outcomes, and a new paper in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society highlights types of research to better understand this relationship.“The relationship between smoking and COVID-19 is complex, and much of the research to date has been inconclusive or contradictory,” Enid Neptune, MD, professor of medicine
Diastolic heart failure did not change the mortality risk for U.S. adults hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis in 2016 and 2017, according to a study published in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. “Comparing patients with and without diastolic heart failure, there was no statistically significant difference in inpatient mortality in DKA,” Hafeez Shaka, MD, an internal