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Dietary iron in diabetes: A risk factor for mortality in men, protective in women

Dietary iron intake appears to have a nonlinear association with all-cause mortality among individuals with diabetes, such that higher intake levels may carry a risk increase in men but exert a protective effect in women, according to a study.

Tight potassium control to prevent AF after cardiac procedures may be unnecessary

Relaxed control of potassium levels, with supplementation initiated only when levels drop to low, is as good as tight control in preventing atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary bypass artery graft (CABG), as shown in the open-label TIGHT-K trial.

Suicide incidence still high among female doctors

The incidence of death by suicide among male and female physicians has decreased over time, but that in women remains increased, reveals a study.

Milk, yoghurt, cheese help boost calcium levels without messing up lipid levels

In older adults, correction of insufficiency in intakes of calcium and protein by consuming milk, yoghurt, and cheese does not appear to have any harmful effects on lipid profile, according to a study.

Lower serum carotenoids a red flag for mortality in MAFLD

Among patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), those with lower serum concentrations of α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, and lutein/zeaxanthin are at heightened risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a study.

Ketamine not inferior to opiate-based sedation for ICU-admitted patients

Ketamine analgosedation demonstrates a similar percentage of time within target sedation range (RASS -1 to +1) when compared with opiate-based sedation, according to a study. However, the result falls short of significance for noninferiority due to lack of statistical power.